A visit to the Cosby 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 Cosby Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cosby Cemetery:
34.7076, -93.0432
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cosby Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cosby Cemetery is located in Garland County<2>.
The county seat for Garland County is located in Hot Springs. Hot Springs lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south of the Cosby Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cosby Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Cosby Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cosby Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Newkirk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Newkirk Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newkirk Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Talley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Talley Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley Cemetery
- Mountain Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Robbins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- McGill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The McGill Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill Cemetery
- Ozark Lithia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Ozark Lithia Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark Lithia Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ozark Lithia Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Mountain Valley.
- The Ozark Lithia Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ozark Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55564 <5>
- Scott Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Medlock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Medlock Cemetery is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock Cemetery
- Beth Jacob Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Beth Jacob Cemetery is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Jacob Cemetery
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Bolin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Goat Bluff Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Goat Bluff Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Bluff Cemetery
- Slate Branch Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Slate Branch Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Branch Cemetery
- Wesleys Chapel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Forked Mountain Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bain Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Bain Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain Cemetery
- Dry Fork Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hughes Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Godwin Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Godwin Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godwin Cemetery
- Crabtree Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Crabtree Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Cosby Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cosby Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jessieville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Blue Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Springs is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Hot Springs Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Mountain Pine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Piney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Piney is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Hot Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gladstone ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gladstone is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Rubicon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rubicon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
- Paron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Paron is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paron
- Deberrie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Deberrie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deberrie
- Avant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Avant is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avant
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Royal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rockwell is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell
- Lonsdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Price
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Price is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Lake Hamilton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Magnet Cove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Magnet Cove is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
- Casa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Birta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Birta is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
- Kentucky
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kentucky is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
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 Cosby Cemetery. The following communities are located in Garland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cosby Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Cosby Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Garland 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 Cosby Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #71234 (Cosby Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #71234 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: Garland
- Est. Elev: 207 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jessieville
- Location given for Cosby Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7075918 Lon: -93.0432348
- 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 Garland, 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- Cosby 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. |