About Walnut Grove Cemetery
Walnut Grove Cemetery is a cemetery near Newport, Jackson County, Arkansas. It lies about 1.0 mi southwest of Newport. The grounds sit at about 226 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Billy Lee Riley. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 56001. The nearest other listed cemetery is Shiloh Cemetery, about 1.7 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Jackson's Newport Funeral Home in Newport, about 0.9 mi away. It is one of 69 cemeteries we list in Jackson County, and 37 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Newport. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Walnut Grove Cemetery
Among them: 1 musician.
- Billy Lee Riley1933-2009American rockabilly musician, singer, record producer and songwriter
People whose Wikidata entry gives Walnut Grove 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
35.61427, -91.26926
What Walnut Grove 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
- Shiloh CemeteryDiaz, ARCemetery1.7 mi
- Leachville CemeteryNewport, ARCemetery2.0 mi
- Stennick CemeteryDiaz, ARCemetery2.2 mi
- Wilkerson CemeteryNewport, ARCemetery3.0 mi
- Mercy Seat CemeteryDiaz, ARCemetery3.4 mi
- Robinson CemeteryDiaz, ARCemetery3.8 mi
- Anthony Family CemeteryNewport, ARFamily cemetery3.8 mi
- Watson CemeteryNewport, ARCemetery4.1 mi
- Scott CemeteryDiaz, ARCemetery4.2 mi
- Surrounded Hill CemeteryNewport, ARCemetery4.6 mi
Funeral homes near Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Jackson's Newport Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Newport · (870) 523-5822
- Lewis Brothers Mortuary1.0 miMortuary · Newport · (870) 523-5679
- Dillinger Funeral Home1.2 miFuneral home · Newport · (870) 523-3633
- Tolerson and Sons Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · Newport · (870) 523-3729
- Taylor Kimbrough Funeral Home1.4 miFuneral home · Newport · (870) 523-8207
- Jackson's Newark Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Newark · (870) 799-3201
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