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A visit to the Bigham 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 Bigham Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bigham Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   36.0670°   (36° 4' 1")

Lon:   -91.8882°   (-91° 53' 17")

The Bigham Cemetery is located in Izard County<2>.

The county seat for Izard County is located in Melbourne. Melbourne lies just to the west southwest of the Bigham Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Bigham Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lawrence Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawrence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawrence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Izard County
  • Mayfield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mayfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mayfield Cemetery is located in Izard County
  • Jones Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in Izard County
  • Combs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Combs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Combs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Combs Cemetery is located in Izard County
  • Page Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Page Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Page Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Page Cemetery is located in Izard County
  • Lunenburg Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lunenburg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lunenburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lunenburg Cemetery is located in Izard County
  • Bathelhem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bathelhem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bathelhem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bathelhem Cemetery is located in Izard County
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Izard County
  • Caney Spring Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caney Spring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caney Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Caney Spring Cemetery is located in Izard County
  • Old Philadelphia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Philadelphia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Philadelphia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Izard County
  • Smith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Izard County
  • Reeves Pinegrove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reeves Pinegrove Cemetery
    • The Reeves Pinegrove Cemetery is located in Izard County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Reeves Pinegrove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Melbourne.
    • The Reeves Pinegrove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Reeves Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55901 <5>
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    • Watkins Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watkins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Watkins Cemetery is located in Izard County
    • Sweet Home Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sweet Home Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sweet Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sweet Home Cemetery is located in Izard County
    • New Liberty Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Liberty Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Liberty Cemetery is located in Izard County
    • Owens Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Owens Cemetery is located in Izard County
    • Pratt Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pratt Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pratt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pratt Cemetery is located in Izard County
    • Shell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shell Cemetery is located in Izard County
    • Blankenship Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blankenship Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blankenship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Izard County
    • Goodrich Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodrich Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodrich Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Goodrich Cemetery is located in Izard County
    • Cook Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cook Cemetery is located in Izard County
    • Gray Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gray Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gray Cemetery is located in Izard County
    • Grey Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grey Cemetery is located in Izard County
    • Campbell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Izard County
    • Zion Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Izard County
    • Ramsey Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ramsey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ramsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Izard County
    • Reed Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reed Cemetery is located in Izard County
    • Old Liberty Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Liberty Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Liberty Cemetery is located in Izard County
    • Forest Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Forest Cemetery is located in Izard 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]<3> of the Bigham Cemetery.

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

  • Melbourne
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • LaCrosse
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCrosse
    • LaCrosse is located in Izard County
  • Lunenburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lunenburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
    • Lunenburg is located in Izard County
  • Sage
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage
    • Sage is located in Izard County
  • Newburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
    • Newburg is located in Izard County
  • Brockwell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brockwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockwell
    • Brockwell is located in Izard County
  • Jumbo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jumbo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
    • Jumbo is located in Izard County
  • Bone Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bone Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Town
    • Bone Town is located in Izard County
  • Violet Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill
    • Violet Hill is located in Izard County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Izard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <6>
  • Franklin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Izard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <6>
  • Oxford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oxford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Oxford is located in Izard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
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    • Guion
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
      • Guion is located in Izard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Wideman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wideman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wideman
      • Wideman is located in Izard County
    • Horseshoe Bend
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wiseman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiseman
      • Wiseman is located in Izard County
    • Sidney
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Sharp County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
    • Pineville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pineville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
      • Pineville is located in Izard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <6>
    • Evening Shade
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evening Shade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evening Shade
      • Evening Shade is located in Sharp County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evening Shade <6>
    • Calico Rock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Cushman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
      • Cushman is located in Independence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people

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 Bigham Cemetery. The following communities are located in Izard County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Bigham 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 Bigham Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #65856  (Bigham Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #65856 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: Melbourne
    • County: Izard         Elev: 209
    • Location given for GNIS #65856 (Bigham Cemetery)

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

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 Izard, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bigham Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0670, Longitude: -91.8882       In this case, the coordinates for the Bigham Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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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