A visit to the Fort Smith National 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 Ft. Smith National Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Ft. Smith National Cemetery (FG ID #53922).
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 Ft. Smith National Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ft. Smith National Cemetery:
35.3842, -94.4292
The Ft. Smith National Cemetery is located in Sebastian County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Ft. Smith National Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Ft. Smith National Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ft. Smith National Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Oak Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cemetery
- Rose Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Rose Lawn Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lawn Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Washington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newlon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Newlon Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlon Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Forest Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Roland Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland Cemetery
- Leard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
- Paw Paw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Paw Paw Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Crow Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Crow Hill Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Hill Cemetery
- Peevyhouse Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Peevyhouse Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peevyhouse Cemetery
- Czarnikow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Czarnikow Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czarnikow Cemetery
- Muldrow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Muldrow Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldrow Cemetery
- Gill Crawford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gills Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Gills Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Cemetery
- Grace Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Grace Lawn Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Lawn Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Camp Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lees Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Lees Chapel Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Chapel Cemetery
- Steep Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Barling Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Barling Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barling Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Mc Allister Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Mc Allister Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mc Allister Cemetery
- Stevenson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Stevenson Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ft. Smith National Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ft. Smith National Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Moffett
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Arkoma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fort Smith
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Buell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Van Buren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wright Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wright Town is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Town
- Remy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Remy is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remy
- Braden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Barling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pocola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Muldrow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fort Coffee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Coffee is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Coffee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Bonanza
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bonanza is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
- Jenny Lind
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Central City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Central City is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Kibler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kibler is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
- Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Long
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Long is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Skullyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Alma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Short
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Short is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Hackett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rudy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rudy is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Belfonte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Belfonte is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfonte
- Uniontown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Uniontown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
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 Ft. Smith National Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sebastian County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ft. Smith National Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alma
- Alma lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Ft. Smith National Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Fort Smith
- Hackett
- Muldrow
- Roland
- Roland lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Ft. Smith National Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Roland.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Van Buren
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 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 Ft. Smith National Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Sebastian 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 Ft. Smith National Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #53922
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #56687 (Fort Smith National Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #56687 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: Sebastian
- Est. Elev: 130 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fort Smith
- Location given for Fort Smith National Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3839801 Lon: -94.4293818
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Sebastian, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ft. Smith National 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |