A visit to the Birch 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 Birch Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Birch Cemetery:
35.5037, -93.0121
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Birch Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Birch Cemetery is located in Pope County<2>.
The county seat for Pope County is located in Russellville. Russellville lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Birch Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Birch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Birch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Goates Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Goates Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goates Cemetery
- Campground Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Campground Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
- Sherman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sherman Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Cemetery
- Langford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Langford Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langford Cemetery
- Tripp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Tripp Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripp Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Forks of Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Barkers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Barkers Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkers Cemetery
- Lane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Solo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Solo Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Pollard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Pollard Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pollard Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Dover.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55775 <5>
- Brooks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Phoenix Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Phoenix Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Birch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Birch Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Laurel ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Laurel is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Hector
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scottsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Dover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Caglesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Moreland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Appleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Taral
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Taral is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taral
- Silex
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Silex is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Center Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Jerusalem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Ross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ross is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Augsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Augsburg is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
- Economy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Old Hickory
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Russellville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pottsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,361 people
- Former names for Pottsville:
- Pott's Inn
- Pott's Station
- Cleveland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hagarville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hagarville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville
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 Birch Cemetery. The following communities are located in Pope County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Birch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Atkins
- Dover
- Russellville
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 Birch Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Pope 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 Birch Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #78877 (Birch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #78877 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: Pope
- Est. Elev: 170 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Simpson
- Location given for Birch Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5036918 Lon: -93.0121165
- 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 Pope, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Birch 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |