A visit to the Bluff Springs Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Bluff Springs Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Bluff Springs Cemetery (FG ID #2575707).
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 Bluff Springs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bluff Springs Cemetery:
33.7404, -92.4071
The Bluff Springs Cemetery is located in Calhoun County<2>.
The county seat for Calhoun County is located in Hampton. Hampton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Bluff Springs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bluff Springs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Bluff Springs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bluff Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Stroud Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Calaway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Calaway Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calaway Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Clemons Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Crain Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Crain Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Smith Morgan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bryant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Stoney Point Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Double Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Harlow Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Marks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Marks Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Cemetery
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 Bluff Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bluff Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Thornton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Thornton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Fordyce
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tinsman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tinsman is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- New Edinburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hopeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Harlow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kingsland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsland is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Ivan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ivan is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
- Saline
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bearden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Banks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Banks is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Hampton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Millville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Millville is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Harrell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Harrell is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Orlando
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lanark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bunn
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Holly Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Farmville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Toledo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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 Bluff Springs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Calhoun County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bluff Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bearden
- Fordyce
- Hampton
- Kingsland
- Rison
- Rison lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Bluff Springs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rison.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rison
- Toledo
- Warren
- Warren lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Bluff Springs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Warren.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
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 websites either 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 Bluff Springs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Calhoun 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 Bluff Springs Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2575707
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Calhoun, 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- Bluff Springs 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |