A visit to the Godwin 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 Godwin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Godwin Cemetery:
34.5445, -93.1577
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Godwin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Godwin Cemetery is located in Garland County<2>.
The county seat for Garland County is located in Hot Springs. Hot Springs lies just to the east southeast of the Godwin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Godwin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Godwin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Godwin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hughes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Avery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Avery Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Cemetery
- Fleming Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Fleming Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Cemetery
- Coker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Coker Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Cemetery
- Bain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bain Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain Cemetery
- Cunningham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- Gibbons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Gibbons Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons Cemetery
- Crabtree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Crabtree Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Robbins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- Jewish Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jewish Rest Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Rest Cemetery
- McGill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McGill Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill Cemetery
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- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Memorial Gardens Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Gardens Cemetery
- The Memorial Gardens Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hot Springs Memorial Gardens
- Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55057 <5>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Lowe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Lowe Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe Cemetery
- Tranquil Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Tranquil Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquil Cemetery
- Files Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Files Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Files Cemetery
- Hollywood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hollywood Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Mountain Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Godwin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Godwin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mountain Pine
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Piney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Piney is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Royal
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rockwell is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell
- Hot Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Hamilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Springs is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Pearcy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meyers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meyers is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers
- Hot Springs Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jessieville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Avant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Avant is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avant
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Price
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Price is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Fountain Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Bismarck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bonnerdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gladstone ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gladstone is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Fir ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir
- Joplin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Joplin is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Mazarn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mazarn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazarn
- Magnet Cove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Magnet Cove is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 5 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 Godwin Cemetery. The following communities are located in Garland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Godwin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Godwin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Garland 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 Godwin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #71779 (Godwin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #71779 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: Garland
- Est. Elev: 160 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mountain Pine
- Location given for Godwin Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5445343 Lon: -93.157684
- 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 Garland, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Godwin 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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