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A visit to the Big Flat Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Flat Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Big Flat Cemetery

Lat:   36.0092°   (36° 0' 33")

Lon:   -92.4066°   (-92° 24' 23")

The Big Flat Cemetery is located in Baxter County<1>.

The county seat for Baxter County is located in Mountain Home. Mountain Home lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the north of the Big Flat Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Big Flat Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Treat Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Wallace Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Freeman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Freeman Cemetery is located in Stone County
  • Landis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Farris Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Farris Cemetery is located in Stone County
  • Stevens Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stevens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stevens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stevens Cemetery is located in Stone County
  • Rock Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Purdue Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Purdue Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Purdue Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Purdue Cemetery is located in Stone County
  • Stevens Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stevens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stevens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stevens Cemetery is located in Stone County
  • Elm Springs Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Elm Springs Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Passmore Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Passmore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Passmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Passmore Cemetery is located in Searcy County
  • Alco Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alco Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Alco Cemetery is located in Stone County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Smithee Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smithee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smithee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smithee Cemetery is located in Stone County
    • Cypert Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Searcy County
    • Scribner Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scribner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scribner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Scribner Cemetery is located in Searcy County
    • Mabrey Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mabrey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mabrey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mabrey Cemetery is located in Searcy County
    • Acklin Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Acklin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Acklin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Acklin Cemetery is located in Baxter County
    • Red Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Casteel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Casteel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Casteel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Casteel Cemetery is located in Baxter County

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]<2> of the Big Flat Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Big Flat Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Big Flat
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cozahome
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Harriet
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harriet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriet
    • Harriet is located in Searcy County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harriet <6>
  • Onia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onia
    • Onia is located in Stone County
  • Alco
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alco have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
    • Alco is located in Stone County
  • Lone Pine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Timbo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Fifty-Six
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Buffalo City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
    • Buffalo City is located in Baxter County
  • Baker
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Culp
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Culp. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
    • Culp is located in Baxter County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Culp
    • From the Big Flat Cemetery to Culp
  • Rush ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Marshall
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
      • Marshall is located in Searcy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <6>
    • Leslie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
      • Leslie is located in Searcy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leslie <6>
    • Norfork
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norfork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfork
      • Norfork is located in Baxter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norfork <6>
    • Norfork Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norfork Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfork Village
      • Norfork Village is located in Baxter County
    • Rumley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Fox
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
      • Fox is located in Stone County
    • Rea Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Calico Rock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gilbert
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
      • Gilbert is located in Searcy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <6>

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 Flat Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Baxter County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Flat Cemetery:

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 Flat Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #69345  (Big Flat Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #69345 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Big Flat
    • County: Baxter         Elev: 384
    • Location given for GNIS #69345 (Big Flat Cemetery)

The official website for Baxter County: www.baxtercounty.org/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Baxter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Big Flat Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0092, Longitude: -92.4066    
<3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<4>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.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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