A visit to the Downs 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 Downs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Downs Cemetery:
33.5093, -93.4924
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Downs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Downs Cemetery is located in Hempstead County<2>.
The county seat for Hempstead County is located in Hope. Hope lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Downs Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Downs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Downs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cummings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cummings Cemetery is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Wise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wise Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Cemetery
- Patmos Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Patmos Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Falcon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Falcon Cemetery is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Hatch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hatch Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Giles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Giles Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Cemetery
- Best Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Best Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Huckabee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Huckabee Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huckabee Cemetery
- Sewell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Sewell Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Ayers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Ayers Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Holly Spring Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Holly Spring Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Spring Cemetery
- Old Lewisville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buckner Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Buckner Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Cemetery
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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 Downs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Downs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Patmos
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Patmos is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Bodcaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bodcaw is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Shover Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shover Springs is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shover Springs
- Old Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Centerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Stamps
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Buckner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Buckner is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Lewisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Willisville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Perrytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Perrytown is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Rosston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rosston is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Laneburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Laneburg is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneburg
- Emmet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Emmet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Waldo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sheppard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sheppard is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard
- Garland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garland is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Kress City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kress City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kress City
- McKamie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- McKamie is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKamie
- Oakhaven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakhaven is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Cale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cale is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- College Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- College Hill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
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 Downs 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 Downs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hope
- Hope lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Downs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hope.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Lewisville
- Prescott
- Rosston
- Stamps
- Waldo
- 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 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 Downs 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 Downs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #48596 (Downs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #48596 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: 95 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bodcaw
- Location given for Downs Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.5092869 Lon: -93.4923986
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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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Downs 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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