A visit to the Beard 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 Beard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Beard Cemetery:
35.2120, -91.1629
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Beard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Beard Cemetery is located in Woodruff County<2>.
The county seat for Woodruff County is located in Augusta. Augusta lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Beard Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Beard Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Beard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Beard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Woodmans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Woodmans Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmans Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodmans Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of McCrory.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56893 <5>
- Huff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- Melton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Melton Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melton Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Angus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Angus Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Easton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Easton Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Cemetery
- Fakes Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Fakes Chapel Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fakes Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fakes Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of McCrory.
- The Fakes Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fakes Cemetery
- Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Fakes Chapel Cemetery (located 72 miles to the north).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53853 <5>
- Old Fakes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Fakes Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fakes Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Fakes Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of McCrory.
- The Old Fakes Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fakes Cemetery
- Be careful, some people have confused the Old Fakes Cemetery with the Beard Cemetery and the Fakes Chapel Cemetery (located 3 miles to the north).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2344945 <5>
- Long Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Long Grove Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Grove Cemetery
- Morton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Morton Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Morning View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Morning View Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning View Cemetery
- Barbee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Barbee Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbee Cemetery
- Whitehall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Whitehall Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Holly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Holly Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Cemetery
- Pumpkin Bend Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Pumpkin Bend Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Bend Cemetery
- Crutcher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Crutcher Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crutcher Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Beard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Beard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- DeView
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- DeView is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeView
- McCrory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- McCrory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
- Colona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Colona is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
- Morton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Morton is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Patterson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- Bemis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bemis is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
- Riverside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Howell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Howell is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Flynn ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flynn is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
- Gregory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gregory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Hunter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hunter is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Gourd Neck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gourd Neck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gourd Neck
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Tupelo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Augusta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Plant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Beedeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Beedeville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beedeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Weldon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Weldon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Hickory Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 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 Beard Cemetery. The following communities are located in Woodruff County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Beard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Augusta
- Cotton Plant
- McCrory
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 Beard Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Woodruff 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 Beard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #46249 (Beard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #46249 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: Woodruff
- Est. Elev: 65 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grays
- Location given for Beard Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2120322 Lon: -91.1629014
- 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 Woodruff, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beard 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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