A visit to the Ballew Family Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Ballew Family Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ballew Family Cemetery:
34.8512, -93.4091
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ballew Family Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ballew Family Cemetery is located in Yell County<2>.
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Ballew Family Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ballew Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Shed Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shed Cemetery
- Keener Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Keener Family Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener Family Cemetery
- The Keener Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Keener Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54611 <5>
- Hames #2 Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hames Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chula Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Killian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aly Community Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Aly Community Church Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly Community Church Cemetery
- The Aly Community Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Aly Cemetery
- Aly Union Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #326552 <5>
- Nooner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Nooner Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nooner Cemetery
- Hunts Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Hogan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Hogan Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogan Cemetery
- Briggs Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Briggs Memorial Park is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Memorial Park
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Dry Fork Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sunlight Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Sunlight Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Caldwell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ballew Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ballew Family Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Aly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aly is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly
- Rover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wing is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Briggsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Briggsville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Gladstone ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gladstone is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Chula
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chula is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Fannie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fannie is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannie
- Plainview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bluffton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bluffton is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Story
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Avant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Avant is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avant
- Danville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Waltreak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waltreak is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltreak
- Washita
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Washita is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
- Corinth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Corinth is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Gravelly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gravelly is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly
- Ola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Little Texas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Little Texas is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Fir ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir
- Havana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Birta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Birta is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
- Nebraska ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Nebraska is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
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 Ballew Family Cemetery. The following communities are located in Yell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ballew Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aly
- Aly lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Ballew Family Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Aly.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly
- Danville
- Ola
- Ola lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Ballew Family Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ola.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Ballew Family Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Yell County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 Ballew Family Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #70501 (Ballew Family Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #70501 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Yell
- Est. Elev: 225 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Onyx
- Location given for Ballew Family Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8512045 Lon: -93.4090773
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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 Yell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Ballew Family Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |