A visit to the GAR 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 GAR Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the GAR Cemetery:
36.4915, -94.4433
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the GAR Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The GAR Cemetery is located in Benton County<2>.
The county seat for Benton County is located in Bentonville. Bentonville lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the GAR Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the GAR 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 GAR Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from GAR Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Petty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Petty Cemetery is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Cemetery
- Butler Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Butler Creek Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Creek Cemetery
- Beavers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Beavers Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavers Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Daniels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Daniels Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Cemetery
- Shelt Noel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Shelt Noel Cemetery is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelt Noel Cemetery
- Dow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Dow Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dow Cemetery
- Georgia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Georgia Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Wann Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Wann Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wann Cemetery
- Pineville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Pineville Cemetery is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville Cemetery
- Saratoga Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Saratoga Cemetery is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Cemetery
- Wet Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Wet Prairie Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wet Prairie Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ward Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Decatur.
- The Ward Cemetery has also been known as:
- Word Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56703 <5>
- Keith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Keith Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith Cemetery
- Bella Vista Memorial Garden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South West City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the GAR Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from GAR Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sulphur Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gravette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Noel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Noel is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noel <6>
- Pineville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ginger Blue
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ginger Blue is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Blue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Gallatin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gallatin is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
- Hiwasse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hiwasse is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwasse
- Lanagan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jane is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jane <6>
- Pactolus ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pactolus is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- South West City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Maysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maysville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Decatur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bella Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Anderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rome City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rome City is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome City
- Centerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wylie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wylie is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
- Dodge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dodge is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
- Mason Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mason Valley is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Valley
- Cherokee City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee City is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee City
- Gentry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Springtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Springtown is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Bentonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tiff City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tiff City is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff City
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 GAR Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Benton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The GAR Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anderson
- Bella Vista
- Bentonville
- Cherokee City
- Decatur
- Gentry
- Gravette
- Maysville
- Noel
- Pineville
- South West City
- Springtown
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 either 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 GAR Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Benton 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 GAR Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #49296 (GAR Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #49296 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: Benton
- Est. Elev: 354 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gravette
- Location given for GAR Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4914639 Lon: -94.4432706
- 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 Benton, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- GAR 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. |