A visit to the Banks 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 Banks Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Banks Cemetery:
36.4870, -94.0952
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Banks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Banks Cemetery is located in Benton County<2>.
The county seat for Benton County is located in Bentonville. Bentonville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Banks Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Banks Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Banks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Banks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Burnett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Burnett Cemetery is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett Cemetery
- Pea Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Pea Ridge Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Twelve Corners Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Buttram Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Buttram Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttram Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Hickman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hickman Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman Cemetery
- Pratt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pratt Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Tucks Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Tucks Chapel Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucks Chapel Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Simsberry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Simsberry Cemetery is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simsberry Cemetery
- St. Vincents Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Vincents Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Vincents Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Vincents Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Avoca.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56132 <5>
- Dean Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Dean Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Cemetery
- Oakes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakes Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley View Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Bentonville.
- Kindley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Kindley Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kindley Cemetery
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Walnut Hill Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill Cemetery
- Snoderley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Bayless Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Bayless Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayless Cemetery
- Burnett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Burnett Cemetery is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett 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 Banks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Banks Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pea Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brightwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brightwater is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwater
- Avoca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Avoca is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Garfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Little Flock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Little Flock is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Flock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,812 people
- Gateway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bella Vista
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Puckett ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Puckett is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Seligman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Seligman is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seligman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Bentonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rogers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Prairie Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Prairie Creek is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Clantonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clantonville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clantonville
- Powell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Powell is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Washburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lost Bridge Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Bridge Village is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Bridge Village
- Jane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jane is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jane <6>
- Hiwasse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hiwasse is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwasse
- Centerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Springs ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Silver Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Mundell ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mundell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundell
- Exeter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ridgley is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgley
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 Banks Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Benton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Banks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bella Vista
- Bentonville
- Cave Springs
- Garfield
- Pea Ridge
- Pineville
- Rogers
- Seligman
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Banks Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Benton 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 Banks Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #46079 (Banks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #46079 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: Benton
- Est. Elev: 390 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pea Ridge
- Location given for Banks Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4870174 Lon: -94.0952038
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Benton, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Banks 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. |