About De Witt Cemetery
De Witt Cemetery is a cemetery near De Witt, Arkansas County, Arkansas. The grounds sit at about 190 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Frank Glasgow Tinker and Gilbert G. Collier. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 62183. The nearest other listed cemetery is Morning Glory Cemetery, about 0.1 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Essex Funeral Home in Dewitt, about 0.6 mi away. It is one of 76 cemeteries we list in Arkansas County, and 21 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Arkansas County dates to 1778.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, De Witt. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at De Witt Cemetery
Among them: 1 aviator or astronaut, 1 Korean War veteran, 1 Medal of Honor recipient.
- Frank Glasgow Tinker1909-1939American flying ace
- Gilbert G. Collier1930-1953United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
People whose Wikidata entry gives De Witt Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
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What De Witt Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Morning Glory CemeteryDe Witt, ARCemetery0.1 mi
- Cedarcrest Memorial GardensDe Witt, ARMemorial park1.2 mi
- Forks LaGrue CemeteryDe Witt, AR · est. 1909Cemetery3.2 mi
- Hearn CemeteryDe Witt, ARCemetery3.4 mi
- McDaniel CemeteryDe Witt, ARCemetery3.5 mi
- McCowan CemeteryDe Witt, ARCemetery3.6 mi
- Thompson CemeteryDe Witt, ARCemetery4.5 mi
- Big La Grue CemeteryDe Witt, ARCemetery5.1 mi
- McKenzie CemeteryDe Witt, ARCemetery5.5 mi
- Malone CemeteryDe Witt, ARCemetery5.9 mi
Funeral homes near De Witt Cemetery
- Essex Funeral Home0.6 miFuneral home · Dewitt · (870) 946-3104
- Timeless Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Dewitt · (870) 946-8326
- Turpin Funeral Home19 miFuneral home · Stuttgart · (870) 673-1502
- Liberty Mortuary19 miMortuary · Stuttgart · (870) 673-2276
- Relerford Funeral Home19 miFuneral home · Stuttgart · (870) 672-8901
- Releford Funeral Home19 miFuneral home · Stuttgart
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