A visit to the French 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 French Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the French Cemetery:
33.6771, -94.4199
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the French Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The French Cemetery is located in Little River County<2>.
The county seat for Little River County is located in Ashdown. Ashdown lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east of the French Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the French Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the French Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from French Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Hopson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hopson Cemetery is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson Cemetery
- Dollarhide Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Dollarhide Cemetery is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollarhide Cemetery
- French Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The French Cemetery is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Blackland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Blackland Cemetery is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland Cemetery
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in McCurtain County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- Gravelly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gravelly Cemetery is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Cemetery
- Bradshaw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bradshaw Cemetery is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw Cemetery
- Arden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Arden Cemetery is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden Cemetery
- New Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The New Home Cemetery is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Eastport Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Eastport Cemetery is located in McCurtain County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastport Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in McCurtain County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Spring Branch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Spring Branch Cemetery is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Branch Cemetery
- Red Oak Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Red Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Grove Cemetery
- Hemphill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Hemphill Cemetery is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the French Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from French Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Foreman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alleene
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alleene is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleene
- Winthrop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Richmond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Richmond is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Redbank
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Redbank is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbank
- New Boston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- De Kalb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Boston is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Hooks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashdown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cerrogordo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cerrogordo is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Haworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Victory City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Victory City is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory City
- Leary
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Leary is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Horatio
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Norwoodville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Norwoodville is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwoodville
- Red Lick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Red Lick is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Ben Lomond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Avery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Avery is located in Red River County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avery <5>
- Ogden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ogden is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 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 French Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Little River County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The French Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashdown
- Avery
- Avery lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the French Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avery.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- De Kalb
- Foreman
- Hooks
- Hooks lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the French Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hooks.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks
- Horatio
- New Boston
- Ogden
- Ogden lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the French Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ogden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Richmond
- Wilton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 French Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Little River 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 French Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #71688 (French Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #71688 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: Little River
- Est. Elev: 105 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Foreman
- Location given for French Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.6770611 Lon: -94.4199261
- 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 Little River, 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- French 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. |