A visit to the Board Camp 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 Board Camp Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Board Camp Cemetery:
34.5354, -94.1041
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Board Camp Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Board Camp Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Mena. Mena lies just to the west northwest of the Board Camp Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Board Camp Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Board Camp Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Board Camp Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Nunley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Nunley Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunley Cemetery
- Yocana Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Yocana Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocana Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Lower Big Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Old Dallas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Old Dallas Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dallas Cemetery
- The Old Dallas Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dallas Cemetery
- Owens Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Owens Chapel Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Chapel Cemetery
- The Owens Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Owens Cemetery
- Pinecrest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Pinecrest Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest Cemetery
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Cherry Hill Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Foran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Foran Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foran Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Big Fork.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1992399 <5>
- McKinney Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Huddleston Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Huddleston Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddleston Cemetery
- Wilhite Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Wilhite Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Board Camp Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Board Camp Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Board Camp
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Board Camp is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Camp
- Dallas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dallas is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Big Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Big Fork is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Fork
- Mena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Potter Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Potter Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Junction
- Gate ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gate is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate
- Y City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Y City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Y City
- Potter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Potter is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Hatfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mineola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mineola is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
- Cox Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cox Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Spring
- Athens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Umpire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Umpire is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpire
- Unco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Unco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unco
- Boles
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rich Mountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Mountain is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
- Cove
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Vandervoort
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Vandervoort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandervoort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Hatton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hatton is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Galena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Galena is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Oden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mountain Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mountain Fork is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Fork
- Wickes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Parks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Parks is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
- Langley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitetown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Whitetown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
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 Board Camp Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Board Camp Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hatfield
- Mena
- Mena lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Board Camp Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mena.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mena
- Oden
- Oden lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Board Camp Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oden
- Umpire
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Board Camp Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Polk 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 Board Camp Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #63160 (Board Camp Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #63160 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: Polk
- Est. Elev: 291 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Board Camp
- Location given for Board Camp Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5353843 Lon: -94.1040942
- 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 Polk, 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- Board Camp 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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