A visit to the Bratcher 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 Bratcher Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bratcher Cemetery:
36.0915, -91.3101
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bratcher Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bratcher Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Walnut Ridge. Walnut Ridge lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the east of the Bratcher Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bratcher Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Bratcher Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bratcher Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Townsend Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Townsend Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Cemetery
- Hillhouse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hillhouse Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhouse Cemetery
- Coffman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Coffman Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffman Cemetery
- Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Park Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Cemetery
- Marvin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Marvin Cemetery is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- Massey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Massey Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Cemetery
- Dent Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dent Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent Cemetery
- James Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Buchannan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Buchannan Cemetery is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchannan Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lancaster Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Lancaster Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Sharp Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Sharp Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
- Holobaugh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Holobaugh Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holobaugh Cemetery
- Spotts Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Spotts Cemetery is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spotts Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Penn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Penn Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Cemetery
- McNutt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The McNutt Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bratcher Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bratcher Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Smithville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Smithville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Annieville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Annieville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annieville
- Lynn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Strawberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Strawberry is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Poughkeepsie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Poughkeepsie is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
- Powhatan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Imboden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ravenden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Williford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Williford is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Saffell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Saffell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffell
- Black Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Portia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Grange
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grange is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Kingsville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kingsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
- Eleven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eleven is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven
- Maxville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maxville is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Cave City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Birdell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Birdell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
- Ravenden Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ravenden Springs is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Former names for Ravenden Springs:
- Dream Town
- Jane's Store
- Highland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
- Minturn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Minturn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Lima
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lima is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Evening Shade
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Alicia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Alicia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Hoxie
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hardy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Water Valley is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Ash Flat
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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 Bratcher Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bratcher Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ash Flat
- Hardy
- Hardy lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Bratcher Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hardy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Imboden
- Portia
- Powhatan
- Ravenden Springs
- Ravenden
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 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 Bratcher Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Lawrence 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 Bratcher Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #46920 (Bratcher Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #46920 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 147 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Smithville
- Location given for Bratcher Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0914593 Lon: -91.310132
- 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 Lawrence, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bratcher 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. |