About City Cemetery
City Cemetery is a municipal cemetery in Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including William H. Cate, Edomae Boone Watson and Roderick Joyner. The nearest other listed cemetery is Ransom Cemetery, about 1.7 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Woodard Funeral Services in Jonesboro, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 62 cemeteries we list in Craighead County, and 43 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
Notable people buried at City Cemetery
Among them: 1 Civil War veteran, 1 physician, 1 US representative.
- William H. Cate1839-1899Arkansas politician
- Edomae Boone Watson1907-1986African-American civic leader
- Roderick Joyner1833-1912American physician, politician and judge
People whose Wikidata entry gives City 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
35.83674, -90.69960
What City 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
- Ransom CemeteryJonesboro, ARCemetery1.7 mi
- Grace Memorial GardenJonesboro, ARMemorial park2.0 mi
- Mount Sinai CemeteryJonesboro, ARCemetery2.1 mi
- Woodlawn Oaklawn CemeteryJonesboro, ARCemetery2.1 mi
- Oaklawn CemeteryJonesboro, ARCemetery2.1 mi
- Holy Cross CemeteryJonesboro, ARCemetery2.2 mi
- Temple of Israel CemeteryJonesboro, ARCemetery2.2 mi
- Straw Floor CemeteryJonesboro, ARCemetery2.3 mi
- Knights of Pythias CemeteryJonesboro, ARCemetery2.6 mi
- Nettleton CemeteryJonesboro, ARCemetery2.7 mi
Funeral homes near City Cemetery
- Woodard Funeral Services0.4 miFuneral home · Jonesboro · (870) 802-0999
- Gregg-Langford Bookout Funeral Home0.4 miFuneral home · Jonesboro · (870) 935-5566
- Northeast Arkansas Monument Company0.8 miMonument dealer · Jonesboro · (870) 926-4006
- Emerson Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · Jonesboro · (870) 935-4345
- Roller-Farmers Union Funeral1.9 miFuneral home · Jonesboro · (870) 932-3531
- Roller-Farmers Union Funeral Home3.7 miFuneral home · Jonesboro · (870) 932-3531
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Frequently asked questions
Where is City Cemetery located?
City Cemetery is at 504 East Matthews Avenue, Jonesboro, AR 72401 in Craighead County. GPS coordinates: 35.83674, -90.69960.
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