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A visit to the Briggs Memorial Park ...

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 Briggs Memorial Park ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Briggs Memorial Park:

34.9226, -93.5296

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Briggs Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Briggs Memorial Park is located in Yell County<2>.

Open a Google Map centered on the Briggs Memorial Park.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Briggs Memorial Park.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Briggs Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Yell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Bluffton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Bluffton Cemetery is located in Yell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton Cemetery
  • Chalybeate Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Tate Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Tate Family Cemetery is located in Yell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Family Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Yell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Waltreak Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Waltreak Cemetery is located in Yell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltreak Cemetery
  • Hunts Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Hunts Chapel Cemetery is located in Yell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Chapel Cemetery
  • Red Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Yell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
  • Young Gravelly Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Chula Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Killian Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Ballew Family Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Yell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
    • Egypt Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Egypt Cemetery is located in Yell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Cemetery
    • Aly Community Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Aly Community Church Cemetery is located in Yell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly Community Church Cemetery
      • The Aly Community Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Aly Cemetery
      • Aly Union Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #326552 <5>
    • Hogan Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Hogan Cemetery is located in Yell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogan Cemetery
    • Riley Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Riley Creek Cemetery is located in Yell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Creek Cemetery
    • Shed Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Shed Cemetery is located in Yell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shed Cemetery
    • Earl Ladd Memorial Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Davis Family Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Davis Family Cemetery is located in Yell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Family Cemetery
    • Parks Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Parks Cemetery is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
    • Keener Family Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Keener Family Cemetery is located in Yell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener Family Cemetery
      • The Keener Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Keener Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54611 <5>
    • New Bethel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Yell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
    • Harris Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Harris Cemetery is located in Yell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
    • Danville Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Danville Cemetery is located in Yell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville 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 Briggs Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Briggs Memorial Park, with the nearest first:

  • Briggsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Briggsville is located in Yell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
  • Bluffton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Bluffton is located in Yell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
  • Wing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Wing is located in Yell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
  • Waltreak
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Waltreak is located in Yell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltreak
  • Rover
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Gravelly
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Gravelly is located in Yell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly
  • Chula
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Chula is located in Yell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
  • Aly
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Aly is located in Yell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly
  • Corinth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Corinth is located in Yell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Little Texas
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Texas is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
  • Danville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Belleville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Nebraska ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Nebraska is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
    • Plainview
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Havana
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Marvinville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Marvinville is located in Yell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvinville
    • Harvey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Harvey is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
    • Story
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Fannie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Fannie is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannie
    • Gladstone ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Gladstone is located in Garland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
    • Blue Mountain
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Blue Mountain is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people

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 Briggs Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Yell County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Briggs Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Aly
    • Aly lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Briggs Memorial Park.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Aly.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly
  • Blue Mountain
  • Danville
  • Ola
    • Ola lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Briggs Memorial Park.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ola.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola

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 Briggs Memorial Park:

  • Pages specific to Arkansas:
  • Pages specific to Yell 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 Briggs Memorial Park:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #70822  (Briggs Memorial Park)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #70822 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: Yell
      • Est. Elev: 132 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bluffton
      • Location given for Briggs Memorial Park:
      • Lat: 34.9225932     Lon: -93.5296359
      • 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 Yell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Briggs Memorial Park) 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.