A visit to the Files 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 Files Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Files Cemetery:
34.4559, -93.0685
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Files Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Files Cemetery is located in Garland County<2>.
The county seat for Garland County is located in Hot Springs. Hot Springs lies just to the north northeast of the Files Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Files Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Files Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Files Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jewish Rest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Jewish Rest Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Rest Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Hollywood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hollywood Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spurlin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Spurlin Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlin Cemetery
- Crabtree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Crabtree Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Cemetery
- Coker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Coker Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Cemetery
- Irwin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Irwin Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin Cemetery
- McClendon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McClendon Cemetery is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClendon Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bain Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain Cemetery
- Fleming Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fleming Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Cemetery
- Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Memorial Gardens Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Gardens Cemetery
- The Memorial Gardens Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hot Springs Memorial Gardens
- Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55057 <5>
- Rush Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Rush Fork Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Fork Cemetery
- Morning Star Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Morning Star Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Hot Springs.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #154708 <5>
- Godwin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Godwin Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godwin Cemetery
- Gibbons Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Gibbons Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons Cemetery
- Crestview Memorial Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Crestview Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestview Memorial Park Cemetery
- The Crestview Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crestview Cemetery
- Crestview Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #270686 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Files Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Files Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lake Hamilton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hot Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rockwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rockwell is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell
- Piney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Piney is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Price
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Price is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Mountain Pine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Royal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bismarck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Magnet Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Magnet Cove is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
- Social Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Social Hill is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Hill
- Pearcy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Saginaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saginaw is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fountain Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Blue Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Blue Springs is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Butterfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Butterfield is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Midway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Etta ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Etta is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etta
- Malvern
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rockport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rockport is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Lonsdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hot Springs Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Friendship
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Jessieville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Meyers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Meyers is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers
- Donaldson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Donaldson is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Perla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Perla is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
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 Files Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Garland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Files Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hot Springs
- Jessieville
- Malvern
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 Files 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 Files Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #49044 (Files Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #49044 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: 167 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hot Springs South
- Location given for Files Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4559231 Lon: -93.0685125
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Files 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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