A visit to the Bear Creek 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 Bear Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bear Creek Cemetery:
35.8542, -92.7602
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bear Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Searcy County<2>.
The county seat for Searcy County is located in Marshall. Marshall lies just to the east northeast of the Bear Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bear Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Bear Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bear Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Chinquapin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Chinquapin Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Cemetery
- McDaniel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
- Canaan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Canaan Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Cemetery
- Parks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Snowball Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- DePriest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The DePriest Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DePriest Cemetery
- Whisenant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Whisenant Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisenant Cemetery
- Parks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Caid Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Caid Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caid Cemetery
- Silver Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Silver Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery
- The Silver Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery has also been known as:
- Silver Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56288 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Arnold Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Slay Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Slay Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slay Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Hendrix Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hendrix Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix Cemetery
- Witts Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Witts Springs Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witts Springs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Witts Springs Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Witt's Springs.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1111765 <5>
- Horn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Horn Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Crider Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Crider Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bear Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bear Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blanco
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blanco is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Watts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Marshall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Witt's Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Gilbert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tilly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tilly is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly
- Baker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Baker is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Leslie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Joe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lone Pine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Pine is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Copeland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Copeland is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Dennard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Rumley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rumley is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumley
- Alread
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Pindall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pindall is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Harriet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rex
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rex is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Mount Judea
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Vendor
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Vendor is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
- Crabtree
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Cozahome
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cozahome is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozahome
- Hasty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hasty is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
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 Bear Creek Cemetery. The following communities are located in Searcy County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bear Creek 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 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 Bear Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Searcy 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 Bear Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #70556 (Bear Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #70556 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: Searcy
- Est. Elev: 258 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Witts Springs
- Location given for Bear Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8542433 Lon: -92.760166
- 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 Searcy, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bear Creek 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. |
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