A visit to the Big Cedar 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 Big Cedar Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Big Cedar Cemetery:
34.7820, -93.8233
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Big Cedar Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Big Cedar Cemetery is located in Scott County<2>.
The county seat for Scott County is located in Waldron. Waldron lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Big Cedar Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Big Cedar Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Big Cedar Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Big Cedar Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sanders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Harvey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Harvey Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
- Parks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Jameson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Jameson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson Cemetery
- Lyons Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Lyons Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Cemetery
- Parks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Brushy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Brushy Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Grenade Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Grenade Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenade Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Freedom Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Countiss Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Countiss Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countiss Cemetery
- Brewer Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Brewer Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer Cemetery
- Oden Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Oden Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oden Cemetery
- Pencil Bluff Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pencil Bluff Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencil Bluff Cemetery
- Barber Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Barber Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Needmore Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Needmore Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore Cemetery
- Buffalo Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Buffalo Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cemetery
- Wilhite Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Wilhite Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite Cemetery
- Goodner Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Goodner Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodner Cemetery
- Forbes Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Forbes Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes Cemetery
- Mullenix Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Mullenix Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullenix Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Lone Valley Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Lone Valley Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Valley Cemetery
- The Lone Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lone Valley Church of God Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54814 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Big Cedar Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Big Cedar Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Harvey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harvey is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Little Texas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little Texas is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Nebraska ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nebraska is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
- Parks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Parks is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
- Gravelly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gravelly is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly
- Oden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Whitetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitetown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Pencil Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sims
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sims is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Cardiff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cardiff is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Boles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Y City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Y City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Y City
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Chula
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chula is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Bluffton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bluffton is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Waldron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Washita
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Washita is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
- Story
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Waltreak
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Waltreak is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltreak
- Golden City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Golden City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden City
- Mount Ida
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Aly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Aly is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly
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 Big Cedar Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Scott County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Big Cedar Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aly
- Aly lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Big Cedar Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Aly.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly
- Mount Ida
- Oden
- Oden lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Big Cedar Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oden
- Waldron
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Big Cedar Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Scott 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 Big Cedar Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #76334 (Big Cedar Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #76334 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: Scott
- Est. Elev: 184 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Harvey
- Location given for Big Cedar Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7820421 Lon: -93.8232569
- 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 Scott, 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- Big Cedar 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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