A visit to the Giles 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 Giles Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Giles Cemetery:
33.5943, -93.5657
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Giles Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Giles Cemetery is located in Hempstead County<2>.
The county seat for Hempstead County is located in Hope. Hope lies just to the north northwest of the Giles Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Giles Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Giles Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Giles Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hatch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hatch Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Wise Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wise Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Cemetery
- Huckabee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Huckabee Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huckabee Cemetery
- Best Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Best Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best Cemetery
- Hervey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hervey Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hervey Cemetery
- Sullivan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Ayers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ayers Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Patmos Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Patmos Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Rocky Mound Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rocky Mound Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Robinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- St. Mark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Mark Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mark Cemetery
- Foster Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Holly Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Holly Spring Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Spring Cemetery
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 Giles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Giles Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shover Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shover Springs is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shover Springs
- Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Patmos
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Patmos is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Perrytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Perrytown is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Oakhaven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oakhaven is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Bodcaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bodcaw is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Sheppard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sheppard is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard
- Emmet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Emmet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Old Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Old Town is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Washington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Laneburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Laneburg is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneburg
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fulton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fulton is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- McNab
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- McNab is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNab
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Lewisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Stamps
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Willisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Willisville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Rosston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rosston is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Buckner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buckner is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Prescott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Garland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Garland is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Blevins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Blevins is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Ozan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ozan is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Cale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cale is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Columbus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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 Giles Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hempstead County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Giles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blevins
- Hope
- Hope lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Giles Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hope.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Lewisville
- Ozan
- Ozan lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Giles Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ozan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
- Prescott
- Rosston
- Stamps
- Washington
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 Giles Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Hempstead 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 Giles Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #49409 (Giles Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #49409 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: Hempstead
- Est. Elev: 116 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Patmos
- Location given for Giles Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.5942853 Lon: -93.565733
- 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 Hempstead, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Giles 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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