A visit to the Byers 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 Byers Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Byers Cemetery:
35.4909, -94.2594
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Byers Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Byers Cemetery is located in Crawford County<2>.
The county seat for Crawford County is located in Van Buren. Van Buren lies just to the west southwest of the Byers Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Byers Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Byers Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Byers Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dobbs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Alma City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Alma City Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Alma City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Alma.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1041985 <5>
- Winfrey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Winfrey Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfrey Cemetery
- Mt. McCurry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. McCurry Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. McCurry Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Stevenson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Stevenson Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- Love Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Love Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Cemetery
- Wynn Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wynn Graveyard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynn Graveyard
- Oliver Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Grace Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Grace Lawn Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Lawn Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Gill Crawford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Gill Crawford Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Crawford Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gill Crawford Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Van Buren.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1177676 <5>
- Gills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Gills Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Deans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Deans Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Cemetery
- Morrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- Crow Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Crow Hill Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Hill Cemetery
- Twelve Corner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Twelve Corner Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Corner Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Bolton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bolton Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Byers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Byers Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Concord
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Concord is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Alma
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rudy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rudy is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Kibler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kibler is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
- Van Buren
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Wright Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wright Town is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Town
- Dyer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cedarville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Smith
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mountainburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Barling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Central City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Central City is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Lavaca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moffett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Uniontown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Arkoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Natural Dam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Buell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buell is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
- Lee Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lee Creek is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek
- Ursula
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ursula is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursula
- Barcelona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barcelona is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcelona
- Short
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Short is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
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 Byers Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Crawford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Byers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alma
- Alma lies less than 2 miles<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Byers Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Fort Smith
- Lavaca
- Mulberry
- Van Buren
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 professional and volunteer 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 Byers Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Crawford 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 Byers Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #56731 (Byers Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #56731 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: Crawford
- Est. Elev: 135 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Van Buren
- Location given for Byers Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4909207 Lon: -94.2593763
- 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 Crawford, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Byers 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. |