A visit to the Busby 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 Busby Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Busby Cemetery:
34.5987, -90.7018
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Busby Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Busby Cemetery is located in Phillips County<2>.
The county seat for Phillips County is located in Helena. Helena lies just to the southeast of the Busby Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Busby Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Busby Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Busby Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is also located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Spring Lake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Spring Lake Cemetery is also located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake Cemetery
- Jackson Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Jackson Chapel Cemetery is also located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Chapel Cemetery
- Gilbert Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Gilbert Hill Cemetery is also located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Hill Cemetery
- Rindy Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Rindy Grove Cemetery is also located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindy Grove Cemetery
- Rindy Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Rindy Grove Cemetery is also located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindy Grove Cemetery
- Lagrange Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lagrange Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagrange Cemetery
- O'Shield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The O'Shield Cemetery is also located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Shield Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is also located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Honor Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Honor Hill Cemetery is also located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honor Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Perion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is also located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Sunset Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sunset Memorial Park is also located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Park
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is also located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- New Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The New Zion Cemetery is also located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- Oak Grove Garden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is also located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Central Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Central Cemetery is also located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
- Mt. Gilean Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Gilean Cemetery is also located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilean Cemetery
- Polly Dots Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Polly Dots Cemetery is also located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Dots Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Busby Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Busby Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Latour
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Latour is also located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
- Lexa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lexa is also located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexa <6>
- Huma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Huma is also located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huma
- West Helena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- LaGrange
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- LaGrange is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Phillips Bayou
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Phillips Bayou is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Bayou
- Barton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Barton is also located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- North Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Creek was located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
- Helena - West Helena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Helena - West Helena is also located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
- Helena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rondo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rondo is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Poplar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Grove is also located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Tyner ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tyner was located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Oneida
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida is also located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Vineyard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vineyard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Marvell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Marianna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Powell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Powell is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Lakeview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview is also located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Peyton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Peyton was located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton
- Aubrey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Aubrey is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Turkey Scratch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Turkey Scratch is also located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Scratch
- Old Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Old Town is also located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Austin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Austin is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
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 Busby Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Phillips County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Busby Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Austin
- Helena
- Marianna
- West Helena
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 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 Busby Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Phillips 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 Busby Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #47226 (Busby Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #47226 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: Phillips
- Est. Elev: 72 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Helena
- Location given for Busby Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5987114 Lon: -90.7017763
- 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 Phillips, 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- Busby 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. |