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The location of the Ball Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Ball Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ball Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ball Cemetery

Lat:   35.9006°   (35° 54' 2")

Lon:   -91.5099°   (-91° 30' 35")

The Ball Cemetery is located in Independence County<2>.

The county seat for Independence County is located in Batesville. Batesville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the Ball Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Ball Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Arkansas:
  • Pages specific to Independence County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ball Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ball Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Grange
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
      • Grange is located in Sharp County
    • Cave City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
      • Cave City is located in Independence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,923 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cave City <4>
    • Charlotte
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlotte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
      • Charlotte is located in Independence County
    • Sandtown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
      • Sandtown is located in Independence County
    • Pfeiffer
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
      • Pfeiffer is located in Independence County
    • Maxville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
      • Maxville is located in Sharp County
    • Moorefield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moorefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
      • Moorefield is located in Independence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Sulphur Rock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
      • Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
    • Sidney
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Sharp County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
    • Batesville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
      • Batesville is located in Independence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,830 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesville <4>
    • Cord
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cord
      • Cord is located in Independence County
    • Strawberry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
      • Strawberry is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Saffell
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffell
        • Saffell is located in Lawrence County
      • Poughkeepsie
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
        • Poughkeepsie is located in Sharp County
      • Magness
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magness have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magness
        • Magness is located in Independence County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
      • Evening Shade
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evening Shade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evening Shade
        • Evening Shade is located in Sharp County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evening Shade <4>
      • Cushman
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
        • Cushman is located in Independence County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
      • Desha
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desha
        • Desha is located in Independence County
      • Newark
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
        • Newark is located in Independence County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,193 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <4>
      • Salado
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salado have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
        • Salado is located in Independence County
      • Mount Pleasant
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
        • Mount Pleasant is located in Izard County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <4>
      • Rosie
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
        • Rosie is located in Independence County
      • Lynn
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
        • Lynn is located in Lawrence County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynn <4>
      • Smithville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
        • Smithville is located in Lawrence County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people

    For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

    Nearby communities with newspapers ...

    The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Ball Cemetery. The following communities are located in Independence County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ball Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Ball Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ball Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    • Hickory Valley Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hickory Valley Cemetery is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Valley Cemetery
    • Rawlings Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rawlings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rawlings Cemetery is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rawlings Cemetery
    • Cave City Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Convenience Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Convenience Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Convenience Cemetery is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Convenience Cemetery
    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
    • James Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The James Cemetery is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James Cemetery
    • Dawson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Dawson Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Dawson Cemetery is located in Sharp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dawson Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53659 <6>
    • Weavers Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weavers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Weavers Cemetery is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weavers Cemetery
    • Weaver's Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weaver's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Weaver's Cemetery is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver's Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Mt. View Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairview Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Barnett Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Barnett Cemetery is located in Independence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnett Cemetery
      • Captain William Dawson Family Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Captain William Dawson Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Captain William Dawson Family Cemetery is located in Sharp County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Captain William Dawson Family Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2394041 <6>
      • Palestine Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Haddock Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haddock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Haddock Cemetery is located in Independence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haddock Cemetery
      • Wood Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wood Cemetery is located in Independence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wood Cemetery
      • Parsley Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parsley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Parsley Cemetery is located in Sharp County
        • The Parsley Cemetery has also been known as:
        • George W. Parsley Family Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parsley Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55598 <6>
      • Wilkerson Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Ball Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #67975  (Ball Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #67975 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Cave City
      • County: Independence         Elev: 151
      • Location given for GNIS #67975 (Ball Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Independence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ball Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9006, Longitude: -91.5099       In this case, the coordinates for the Ball Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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