A visit to the Big Spring 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 Spring Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Big Spring Cemetery:
36.0177, -91.7538
The Big Spring Cemetery is located in Izard County<1>.
The county seat for Izard County is located in Melbourne. Melbourne lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Big Spring Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Big Spring Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Big Spring Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Grey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Grey Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Cemetery
- Chinquapin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shaw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Shell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shell Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Yeager Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Yeager Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager Cemetery
- Caney Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Caney Spring Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring Cemetery
- Bathelhem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bathelhem Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bathelhem Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- No Bottom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Conyers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kirk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Kirk Cemetery is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Reeves Pinegrove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Moser Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Conyers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Big Spring Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Big Spring Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bone Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bone Town is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Town
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sidney
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sidney is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- LaCrosse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Evening Shade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lunenburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cushman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Melbourne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sandtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maxville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Violet Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Guion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Guion is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Cave City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brockwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brockwell is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockwell
- Newburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jumbo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Denieville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Denieville is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denieville
- Horseshoe Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wiseman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bethesda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Grange
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Poughkeepsie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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 Spring Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Izard County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Big Spring Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ash Flat
- Horseshoe Bend
- LaCrosse
- Melbourne
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 Spring Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Izard 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 Spring Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #46609 (Big Spring Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #46609 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: Izard
- Est. Elev: 212 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Zion
- Location given for Big Spring Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0178487 Lon: -91.7545889
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Izard, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Big Spring Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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