A visit to the Best 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 Best Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Best Cemetery:
33.5573, -93.6182
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Best Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Best Cemetery is located in Hempstead County<2>.
The county seat for Hempstead County is located in Hope. Hope lies just to the north of the Best Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Best Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Best Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Best Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethany Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Huckabee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Huckabee Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huckabee Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Holly Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Holly Spring Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Spring Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Hatch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hatch Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch Cemetery
- Hervey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hervey Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hervey Cemetery
- Sullivan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Giles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Giles Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Cemetery
- Foster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Patmos Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Patmos Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos Cemetery
- Wise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wise Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Cemetery
- St. Mark Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Mark Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mark Cemetery
- Boyd Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Boyd Hill Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Hill Cemetery
- Downs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Downs Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Flowers Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Flowers Hill Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Hill Cemetery
- Sewell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Sewell Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Ayers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Ayers Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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 Best Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Best Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Patmos
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Patmos is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Shover Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shover Springs is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shover Springs
- Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sheppard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sheppard is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard
- Centerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Perrytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Perrytown is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Oakhaven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oakhaven is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Fulton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fulton is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Old Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Old Town is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Bodcaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bodcaw is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Lewisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Garland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Garland is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Emmet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Emmet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- McNab
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- McNab is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNab
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Washington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Stamps
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buckner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buckner is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Laneburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Laneburg is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneburg
- Kress City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kress City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kress City
- Willisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Willisville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Rosston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rosston is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Columbus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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 Best 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 Best Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blevins
- Hope
- Lewisville
- Ozan
- Ozan lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Best Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ozan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
- Prescott
- Rosston
- Stamps
- 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 professional and volunteer 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 Best 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 Best Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #46416 (Best Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #46416 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: 118 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Patmos
- Location given for Best Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.5573421 Lon: -93.6182342
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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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Best 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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