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A visit to the Bayou Macon 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 Bayou Macon Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bayou Macon Cemetery:

33.3507, -91.3193

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bayou Macon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Bayou Macon Cemetery is located in Chicot County<2>.

The county seat for Chicot County is located in Lake Village. Lake Village lies just to the southeast of the Bayou Macon Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Bayou Macon Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Bayou Macon Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Luke Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The St. Luke Cemetery is located in Chicot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Chicot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Woodson Temple Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Chicot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
  • Davies Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Davies Cemetery is located in Chicot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davies Cemetery
  • Greenland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Greenland Cemetery is located in Chicot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Cemetery
  • Tolliver Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Tolliver Cemetery is located in Chicot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolliver Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Pleasant Hope Cemetery is located in Chicot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hope Cemetery
  • Yellow Bayou Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Yellow Bayou Cemetery is located in Chicot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bayou Cemetery
  • St. John Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The St. John Cemetery is located in Chicot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
  • Jennie Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Jennie Cemetery is located in Chicot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennie Cemetery
    • The Jennie Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Jennie Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54544 <5>
  • Red Leaf Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Red Leaf Cemetery is located in Chicot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Leaf Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Silver Mound Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Silver Mound Cemetery is located in Drew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Mound Cemetery
    • Shady Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Ashley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
    • Pleasant Green Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Anderson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Chicot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Ashley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Ashley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Holly Grove Cemetery #2
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Old Lakeport Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Old Lakeport Cemetery is located in Chicot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lakeport Cemetery
    • Old Refuge Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Old Refuge Cemetery is located in Washington County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Refuge Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bayou Macon Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bayou Macon Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Lake Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jerome
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jerome is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
  • Montrose
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Montrose is located in Ashley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
  • Portland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dermott
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Eudora
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Greenville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Greenville is located in Washington County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,315 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <6>
  • Avon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Avon is located in Washington County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • James
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • James is located in Washington County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
  • Lamont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Lamont is located in Bolivar County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
  • McGehee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Metcalfe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Metcalfe is located in Washington County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalfe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Arkansas City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Arkansas City is located in Desha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • Collins
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Collins is located in Drew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
    • Parkdale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mound Landing
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Mound Landing is located in Bolivar County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Landing
    • Byrne City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Byrne City is located in Washington County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrne City
    • Scott
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Scott is located in Bolivar County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
    • Stoneville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Stoneville is located in Washington County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
    • McArthur
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • McArthur is located in Desha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
    • Lake Vista
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Vista is located in Bolivar County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vista
    • Eutaw
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Eutaw is located in Bolivar County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw
    • Kilbourne
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Kilbourne is located in West Carroll Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilbourne <6>
    • Wilmot
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Wilmot is located in Washington County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
    • Leland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Leland is located in Washington County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,659 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leland <6>

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 Bayou Macon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chicot County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 helpful 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 Bayou Macon Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Arkansas:
  • Pages specific to Chicot 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 Bayou Macon Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #61732  (Bayou Macon Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #61732 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: Chicot
      • Est. Elev: 39 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lake Village
      • Location given for Bayou Macon Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.3506719     Lon: -91.3192819
      • 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 Chicot, 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- Bayou Macon 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.