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 ...
The Bright Star Cemetery is located in Hempstead County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Belk Cemetery
- The Belk Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
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- Flowers Hill Cemetery
- The Flowers Hill Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
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- Foster Cemetery
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
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- Fulton Cemetery
- The Fulton Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
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- Gamble Cemetery
- The Gamble Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
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- Hervey Cemetery
- The Hervey Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
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- Macedonia Cemetery
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
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- Mounds Cemetery
- The Mounds Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
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- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
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- Phillips Cemetery
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
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- Red Hill Cemetery
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
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- Robinson Cemetery
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
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- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Rocky Mound Cemetery
- The Rocky Mound Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
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- Rose Hill Cemetery
- St. Mark Cemetery
- The St. Mark Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
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- Section Sixteen Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
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- The Smith Cemetery has also been known as:
- Whitehouse Cemetery
- Sullivan Cemetery
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
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- Turner Cemetery
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
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- Westmorland Cemetery
- The Westmorland Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
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- Wilson Cemetery
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
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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 alphabetically:
- Blevins
- Blevins is located in Hempstead County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Buck Range
- Buck Range is located in Howard County
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- Centerville
- Centerville is located in Hempstead County
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- Clow
- Clow is located in Hempstead County
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- Columbus
- Doyle
- Doyle is located in Hempstead County
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- Emmet
- Emmet is located in Nevada County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Fulton
- Fulton is located in Hempstead County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Hope
- McCaskill
- McCaskill is located in Hempstead County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- McNab
- McNab is located in Hempstead County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Millwood
- Millwood is located in Little River County
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- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mineral Springs
- Oakhaven
- Oakhaven is located in Hempstead County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Ozan
- Ozan is located in Hempstead County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Patmos
- Patmos is located in Hempstead County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Perrytown
- Perrytown is located in Hempstead County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Saratoga
- Sheppard
- Sheppard is located in Hempstead County
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- Shover Springs
- Shover Springs is located in Hempstead County
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- Tollette
- Tollette is located in Howard County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Washington
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
- Nashville
- Ozan
- Washington
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 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
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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- Bright Star Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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