About Kelly Cemetery
Kelly Cemetery is a cemetery near Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas. It lies about 3.9 mi northeast of Jonesboro. The grounds sit at about 410 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Stephanie Dawn Johnson and Orville Williams. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 50798. The nearest other listed cemetery is McDaniel Cemetery, about 1.3 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Roller-Farmers Union Funeral in Jonesboro, about 3.1 mi away. It is one of 62 cemeteries we list in Craighead County, and 39 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Jonesboro. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Kelly Cemetery
- Stephanie Dawn Johnson1985-1998Victim of the Westside Middle School shooting
- Orville Williams1908-1993American laborer
People whose Wikidata entry gives Kelly 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
35.79470, -90.74247
What Kelly 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
- McDaniel CemeteryJonesboro, ARCemetery1.3 mi
- Friendly Hope CemeteryJonesboro, ARCemetery1.6 mi
- Pine Hill CemeteryJonesboro, ARCemetery2.5 mi
- Knights of Pythias CemeteryJonesboro, ARCemetery2.5 mi
- Holy Cross CemeteryJonesboro, ARCemetery2.5 mi
- Straw Floor CemeteryJonesboro, ARCemetery2.5 mi
- Oaklawn CemeteryJonesboro, ARCemetery2.8 mi
- Woodlawn Oaklawn CemeteryJonesboro, ARCemetery2.8 mi
- Grace Memorial GardenJonesboro, ARMemorial park2.8 mi
- Temple of Israel CemeteryJonesboro, ARCemetery2.9 mi
Funeral homes near Kelly Cemetery
- Roller-Farmers Union Funeral3.1 miFuneral home · Jonesboro · (870) 932-3531
- Gregg-Langford Bookout Funeral Home3.5 miFuneral home · Jonesboro · (870) 935-5566
- Northeast Arkansas Monument Company3.7 miMonument dealer · Jonesboro · (870) 926-4006
- Emerson Funeral Home3.9 miFuneral home · Jonesboro · (870) 935-4345
- Woodard Funeral Services3.9 miFuneral home · Jonesboro · (870) 802-0999
- Johnson Funeral Home4.2 miFuneral home · Jonesboro · (870) 934-8454
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