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:
33.7340, -94.4085
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 southeast 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 9 miles [14.5 km] of the French Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from French Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dollarhide Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Dollarhide Cemetery is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollarhide Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- Gravelly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Gravelly Cemetery is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Cemetery
- Blackland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Blackland Cemetery is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland Cemetery
- Hopson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hopson Cemetery is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson Cemetery
- French Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The French Cemetery is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Cemetery
- New Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The New Home Cemetery is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Eastport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Eastport Cemetery is located in McCurtain County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastport Cemetery
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in McCurtain County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Campground Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Camp Grounds Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Camp Grounds Cemetery is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Grounds Cemetery
- Piney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Piney Cemetery is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Cemetery
- Bradshaw Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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 southeast)
- The Arden Cemetery is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Alleene Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Alleene Cemetery is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleene Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Winthrop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alleene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Alleene is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleene
- Cerrogordo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cerrogordo is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
- Richmond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Wilton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Horatio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Norwoodville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Norwoodville is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwoodville
- Redbank
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Redbank is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbank
- Ashdown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Haworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Boston
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ben Lomond
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- De Kalb
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hooks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Process City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Process City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Process City
- Boston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Boston is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Victory City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Victory City is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory City
- Leary
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Lockesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lockesburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- De Queen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Red Lick
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Eagletown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yarborough Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Yarborough Landing is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarborough Landing
- Paraloma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Paraloma is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paraloma
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
- De Kalb
- De Queen
- Foreman
- Hooks
- Hooks lies 19 miles [30.6 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
- Lockesburg
- New Boston
- Richmond
- Wilton
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 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 #71689 (French Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #71689 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: 139 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Foreman
- Location given for French Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.7340053 Lon: -94.4085375
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |