A visit to the Blackwell 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 Blackwell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blackwell Cemetery:
35.4323, -92.4257
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blackwell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Van Buren County<2>.
The county seat for Van Buren County is located in Clinton. Clinton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north of the Blackwell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blackwell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Blackwell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blackwell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lloyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lloyd Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Cemetery
- Bee Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bee Branch Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch Cemetery
- Quattlebaum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Quattlebaum Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quattlebaum Cemetery
- Hardin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hardin Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Cemetery
- Spires Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Spires Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spires Cemetery
- Center Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Center Hill Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill Cemetery
- Halbrooks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Halbrooks Cemetery is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halbrooks Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holland Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Gravesville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54390 <5>
- Woolverton Mtn. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Martinville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Martinville Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinville Cemetery
- Hunter - Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Hunter - Hill Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter - Hill Cemetery
- Mode Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mode Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mode Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mode Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55094 <5>
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- St. Josephs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Republican Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Republican Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republican Cemetery
- Copperas Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- King Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Central Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Central Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Central Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Quitman.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2289537 <5>
- Johnson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Bradley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Grandview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Cedar Creek Cemetery is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Cemetery
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Old Texas Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Texas Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Texas Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blackwell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blackwell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bee Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Damascus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gravesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gravesville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
- Morganton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Morganton is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Formosa
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Formosa is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa
- Austin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Green Tree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Choctaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Twin Groves
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Center Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Guy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Guy is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Quitman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chalk ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chalk is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
- Eglantine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
- Scotland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Middleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Springfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbrier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Enders
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Enders is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Centerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Wooster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Higden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield Bay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crabtree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Shirley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Blackwell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Van Buren County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blackwell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Blackwell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Van Buren 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 Blackwell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #46698 (Blackwell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #46698 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: Van Buren
- Est. Elev: 188 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bee Branch
- Location given for Blackwell Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.432301 Lon: -92.4257123
- 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 Van Buren, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blackwell 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. |
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