A visit to the Free Gift 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 Free Gift Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Free Gift Cemetery (FG ID #2172651).
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 Free Gift Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Free Gift Cemetery:
33.8891, -91.5260
The Free Gift Cemetery is located in Desha County<2>.
The county seat for Desha County is located in Arkansas City. Arkansas City lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the southeast of the Free Gift Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Free Gift Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Free Gift Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Free Gift Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Banks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Banks Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Cemetery
- Curtis Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Curtis Hall Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Hall Cemetery
- Walnut Lake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Walnut Lake Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Lake Cemetery
- Madden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Madden Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madden Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Leach Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Leach Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach Cemetery
- Mackwee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mackwee Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackwee Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cypress Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dixon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Newton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Jefferson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rice Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Tyro Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Tyro Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro Cemetery
- Bogue Pilgrim Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rolling Water Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Free Gift Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Free Gift Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mitchellville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mitchellville is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Dumas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pickens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pickens is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
- Gould
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hopedale ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hopedale is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Warrenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pea Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- South Bend ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- South Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
- Tyro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Varner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meroney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Selma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tillar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tillar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Reed
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Reed is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Crigler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kelso
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Watson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rohwer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grady
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- McArthur
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gillett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Free Gift Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Desha County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Free Gift Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dumas
- Gillett
- Gould
- Gould lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Free Gift Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gould.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Grady
- Star City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Free Gift Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Desha 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 Free Gift Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2172651
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 Desha, 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 from Point A (ie- Free Gift 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. |