A visit to the Free Hope 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 Free Hope Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Free Hope Cemetery:
33.2982, -93.1579
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Free Hope Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Free Hope Cemetery is located in Columbia County<2>.
The county seat for Columbia County is located in Magnolia. Magnolia lies just to the west southwest of the Free Hope Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Free Hope Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Free Hope Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Free Hope Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Bethel / St. John Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
- Magnolia Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Magnolia Memorial Park is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Memorial Park
- Jameson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Jameson Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Hartsfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hartsfield Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsfield Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- The Ebenezer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #904113 <5>
- Green Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Memorial Gardens is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Gardens
- Miner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Miner Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Dickson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Dickson Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Cemetery
- Waldo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Waldo Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Gatlin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Gatlin Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatlin Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Free Hope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Free Hope Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Magnolia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McNeil
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Calhoun
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Calhoun is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Milner ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Milner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Village is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village
- College Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- College Hill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
- Waldo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stephens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Philadelphia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Macedonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Mount Holly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Horsehead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Horsehead is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Emerson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Emerson is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Pace City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pace City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace City
- Buckner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Buckner is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Willisville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Willisville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Lufra ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lufra is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufra
- Lisbon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lisbon is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Stamps
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- McKamie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- McKamie is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKamie
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 Hope Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Columbia County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Free Hope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Emerson
- Haynesville
- Magnolia
- Rosston
- Stamps
- Stephens
- Waldo
- Waldo lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Free Hope Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waldo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
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 helpful 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 Hope Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Columbia 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 Hope Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #49231 (Free Hope Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #49231 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: Columbia
- Est. Elev: 105 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Magnolia
- Location given for Free Hope Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.2981824 Lon: -93.1579442
- 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 Columbia, 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 from Point A (ie- Free Hope 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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