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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 Bill Ford Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   35.5859°   (35° 35' 9")

Lon:   -91.0610°   (-91° 3' 39")

The Bill Ford Cemetery is located in Jackson County<1>.

The county seat for Jackson County is located in Newport. Newport lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west of the Bill Ford Cemetery .

Name Variations for Bill Ford Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Bill Ford Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Ford Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Bill Ford Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Jackson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Martin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Martin Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Hankins - Sullins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Clark Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Johnstown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Ballew's Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Denton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lampkins Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Harper - Barnes Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Waldenburg Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Post Oak Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Post Oak Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Post Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Burton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Walker Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Holloway Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Wilkerson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilkerson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilkerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wilkerson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Briar Fork Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Briar Fork Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Briar Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Briar Fork Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Dale Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dale Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dale Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Walker Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walker Cemetery is located in Jackson County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Bill Ford Cemetery.

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

  • Amagon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Balch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Grubbs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Remmel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Remmel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remmel
    • Remmel is located in Jackson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Remmel
    • From the Bill Ford Cemetery to Remmel
  • Algoa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Waldenburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Fisher
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
    • Fisher is located in Poinsett County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
  • Airport Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airport Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
    • Airport Village is located in Jackson County
  • Weiner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Auvergne
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Beedeville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beedeville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beedeville
    • Beedeville is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
  • Newport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Island Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Town
      • Island Town is located in Jackson County
    • Shoffner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Tuckerman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Campbell Station
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Station
      • Campbell Station is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
    • Diaz
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diaz have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
      • Diaz is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
    • Weldon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weldon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
      • Weldon is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Weldon
      • From the Bill Ford Cemetery to Weldon
    • Hickory Ridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jacksonport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacksonport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonport
      • Jacksonport is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonport <7>
    • Gourd Neck
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Obear ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Obear have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obear
      • Obear is located in Craighead County
    • Swifton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Tupelo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tupelo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
      • Tupelo is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tupelo <7>
    • Kenyon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kenyon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
      • Kenyon is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kenyon
      • From the Bill Ford Cemetery to Kenyon
    • Cash
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cash have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
      • Cash is located in Craighead County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 359 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 Bill Ford Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jackson County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bill Ford 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 helpful 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 Bill Ford 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 Bill Ford Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #49153  ('Bill' Ford Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #49153 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: Amagon
    • County: Jackson         Elev: 70
    • Location given for GNIS #49153 ('Bill' Ford Cemetery)

The official website for Jackson County: www.jacksoncountyar.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 Jackson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bill Ford Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5859, Longitude: -91.0610    
<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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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