A visit to the Bright Star 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 Bright Star Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bright Star Cemetery:
33.7126, -93.7055
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bright Star Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bright Star Cemetery is located in Hempstead County<2>.
The county seat for Hempstead County is located in Hope. Hope lies just to the east southeast of the Bright Star Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bright Star Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bright Star Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Westmorland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Westmorland Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmorland Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- The Smith Cemetery has also been known as:
- Whitehouse Cemetery
- St. Mark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Mark Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mark Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Flowers Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Flowers Hill Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Hill Cemetery
- Section Sixteen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Belk Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Belk Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk Cemetery
- Mounds Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Mounds Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds Cemetery
- Foster Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
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- Sullivan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Hervey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Hervey Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hervey Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Gamble Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Gamble Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble Cemetery
- Fulton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Fulton Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Rocky Mound Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Rocky Mound Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bright Star Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bright Star Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Washington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oakhaven
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oakhaven is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Sheppard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sheppard is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard
- Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McNab
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- McNab is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNab
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Fulton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Perrytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Perrytown is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Ozan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ozan is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Shover Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shover Springs is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shover Springs
- Saratoga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Clow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Clow is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clow
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Buck Range
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buck Range is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Range
- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Emmet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Emmet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Blevins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blevins is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Tollette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tollette is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- McCaskill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- McCaskill is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Patmos
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Patmos is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Mineral Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Millwood is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Doyle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Doyle is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
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 Bright Star Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hempstead County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bright Star Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blevins
- Hope
- Hope lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Bright Star Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hope.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Nashville
- Ozan
- Ozan lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Bright Star Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ozan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
- Washington
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 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 Bright Star Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Hempstead 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 Bright Star Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #46954 (Bright Star Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #46954 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: Hempstead
- Est. Elev: 110 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sheppard
- Location given for Bright Star Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.7126178 Lon: -93.7054579
- 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 Hempstead, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bright Star 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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