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A visit to the Belcher Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Belcher Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Belcher Cemetery (FG ID #52987).

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 Belcher Cemetery ...

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

34.6043, -91.6462

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Belcher Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>

The Belcher Cemetery is located in Prairie County<3>.

Open a Google Map centered on the Belcher Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> of the Belcher Cemetery.<5>

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

  • Tate Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Fairmount Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hamilton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
  • Russian Orthodox Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Prairie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
  • Geridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Geridge Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geridge Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Gumwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Gumwood Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumwood Cemetery
  • Talman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Talman Cemetery is located in Arkansas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talman Cemetery
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Arkansas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
    • The Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54848 <1>
  • Green Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Green Grove Cemetery is located in Arkansas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove Cemetery
  • Love Rest Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Love Rest Cemetery is located in Arkansas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Rest Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Robinson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Robinson Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
    • Flynn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Flynn Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn Cemetery
    • Lone Tree Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lone Tree Cemetery is located in Arkansas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree Cemetery
    • Holy Rosary Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Holy Rosary Cemetery is located in Arkansas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Rosary Cemetery
    • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Prairie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
      • The Zion Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Zion Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56950 <1>
    • Czech National Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Carlisle Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Carlisle Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Cemetery
    • Bayou Meto Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Bayou Meto Cemetery is located in Arkansas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bayou Meto Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the southeast of Humphrey.
    • Yoder Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Yoder Cemetery is located in Arkansas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder Cemetery
    • Hazen Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Hazen Cemetery is located in Prairie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Belcher Cemetery.

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

  • Fairmount
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Fairmount is located in Prairie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
  • Parkers Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Parkers Corner is located in Lonoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Corner
  • Humnoke
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Stuttgart
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Allport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Allport is located in Lonoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
  • Parham ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Parham is located in Arkansas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parham
  • Seaton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Seaton is located in Lonoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
  • Ulm
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Ulm is located in Prairie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulm
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
  • Tollville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Tollville is located in Prairie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollville
  • Hazen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Hazen is located in Prairie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazen <6>
  • Cuneo ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Cuneo is located in Prairie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuneo
  • Screeton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Screeton is located in Prairie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screeton
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Coy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Coy is located in Lonoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
    • Humphrey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Carlisle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Roe
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Roe is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • McCreanor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • McCreanor is located in Lonoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCreanor
    • Bayou Meto
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bayou Meto is located in Lonoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
    • De Valls Bluff
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sisemore
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Sisemore is located in Lonoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisemore

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 Belcher Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Prairie County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Almyra
  • Carlisle
  • England
  • Hazen
    • Hazen lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Belcher Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hazen.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
  • Lonoke
  • Stuttgart

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Belcher Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Arkansas:
  • Pages specific to Prairie 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 Belcher Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #52987

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #46339  (Belcher Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #46339 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: Prairie
      • Est. Elev: 60 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Geridge
      • Location given for Belcher Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.6042616     Lon: -91.6462423
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>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.
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Prairie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>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- Belcher Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.