A visit to the Firstborn Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Firstborn Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Firstborn Cemetery (FG ID #2165991)
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Firstborn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Firstborn Cemetery
Lat: 35.4327° (35° 25' 57")
Lon: -92.0430° (-92° 2' 34")
The cemetery is located in Cleburne County<3>.
As an estimate, the Firstborn Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the north of Heber Springs.
The county seat for Cleburne County is located in Heber Springs. Heber Springs lies just to the north of the Firstborn Cemetery .
Establishment of the Firstborn Cemetery ...
The Firstborn Cemetery was established in November 2001.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Firstborn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Firstborn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- South Crossroads Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Apostolic Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship Freewill Baptissst Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sugarloaf Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Heber Springs City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cleburne County Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cove - Kendall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cove - Kendall Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cove - Kendall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cove - Kendall Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cove - Kendall Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the east of Heber Springs.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53562 <1>
- Mt. Olive Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Palestine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Aldridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Good Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Goff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goff Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Goff Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Goff Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Heber Springs.
- The Goff Cemetery has also been known as:
- Golf Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2695110 <1>
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Moon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Moon Cemetery is located in White County
- Rose Bud Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Bud Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Bud Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rose Bud Cemetery is located in White County
- Sidon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sidon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sidon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sidon Cemetery is located in White County
- Magness Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Center Point Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chastain Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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]<2> of the Firstborn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Firstborn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Yuba
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yuba. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Yuba is located in Cleburne County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Yuba
- From the Firstborn Cemetery to Yuba
- Heber Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pearson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Miller ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Miller. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Miller is located in Cleburne County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Miller
- From the Firstborn Cemetery to Miller
- Rose Bud
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tumbling Shoals
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rainbow Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shiloh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Shiloh
- From the Firstborn Cemetery to Shiloh
- Quitman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wilburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pangburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Enders
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Letona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Letona have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letona
- Letona is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Ida
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ida have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Ida is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ida <7>
- Greers Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Higden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Romance
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chalk ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalk have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
- Chalk is located in Van Buren County
- Mount Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Center Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Clay is located in White County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clay
- From the Firstborn Cemetery to Clay
- Drasco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Edgemont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgemont have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
- Edgemont is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgemont <7>
- Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Floyd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Floyd. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Floyd is located in White County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Floyd
- From the Firstborn Cemetery to Floyd
- Morganton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Firstborn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cleburne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Firstborn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Heber Springs
- Pangburn
- Quitman
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Firstborn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Cleburne County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Firstborn Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Firstborn Cemetery:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Firstborn Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4327, Longitude: -92.0430 |
<3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Cleburne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |