A visit to the Belk 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 Belk Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Belk Cemetery:
33.8323, -93.7321
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Belk Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Belk Cemetery is located in Hempstead County<2>.
The county seat for Hempstead County is located in Hope. Hope lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southeast of the Belk Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Belk Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Belk Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Belk Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Peter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- Gamble Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Gamble Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble Cemetery
- Section Sixteen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Cummings Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cummings Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Cemetery
- Mounds Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mounds Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds Cemetery
- Buck Range Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Buck Range Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Range Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Antioch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2320771 <5>
- Westmorland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Westmorland Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmorland Cemetery
- Bright Star Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Bright Star Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Blevins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Blevins Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins Cemetery
- Maxwell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
- Crofton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Crofton Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton Cemetery
- Shirley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Shirley Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Cemetery
- High Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The High Hill Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill Cemetery
- Shorter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Shorter Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorter Cemetery
- Nashville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Nashville Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Belk Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Belk Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ozan
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ozan is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Washington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clow is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clow
- Columbus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buck Range
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Buck Range is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Range
- McCaskill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- McCaskill is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Doyle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Doyle is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Oakhaven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakhaven is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Blevins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Blevins is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Tollette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tollette is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Nashville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saratoga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Tokio
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tokio is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
- Mineral Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Roy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Roy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
- McNab
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- McNab is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNab
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Billstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Billstown is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billstown
- Sheppard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sheppard is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard
- Perrytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Perrytown is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Kimberley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kimberley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberley
- Highland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Fulton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fulton is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Corinth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Pisgah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Blue Bayou
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Bayou is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Bayou
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 Belk Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hempstead County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Belk Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blevins
- Hope
- Nashville
- Ozan
- Ozan lies less than 2 miles<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Belk Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ozan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
- Washington
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Belk Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Hempstead 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 Belk Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #46342 (Belk Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #46342 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: Hempstead
- Est. Elev: 119 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Washington
- Location given for Belk Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.8323375 Lon: -93.7321252
- 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 Hempstead, 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- Belk 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. |