A visit to the Handchew 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 Handchew Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Handchew Cemetery:
35.6023, -93.7857
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Handchew Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Handchew Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Handchew Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Handchew Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Westview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Westview Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Cemetery
- Roger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Roger Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roger Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Plymale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Plymale Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymale Cemetery
- Childers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Childers Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childers Cemetery
- McNelly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The McNelly Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNelly Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Turners Bend Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Turners Bend Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners Bend Cemetery
- McLaughlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The McLaughlin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaughlin Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Gar Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Gar Creek Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gar Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gar Creek Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Ozark.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #817910 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lone Pine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lone Pine Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Cemetery
- McIlroy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The McIlroy Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIlroy Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- Younger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Younger Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Younger Cemetery
- Brendle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Brendle Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brendle Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Dick Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Dick Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Handchew Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Handchew Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Watalula
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Watalula is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watalula
- Mountain Top
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Top is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Felkner Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Felkner Town is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felkner Town
- White Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Linville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Linville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Cass
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cass is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
- Batson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Batson is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
- Cravens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cravens is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
- Ozark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wiederkehr Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wiederkehr Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiederkehr Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Webb City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Webb City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
- Altus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Smeadley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Smeadley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smeadley
- Denning
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Denning is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Alix
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Alix is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alix
- Coal Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Oark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cecil
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cecil is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Brashears
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brashears is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashears
- Bidville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bidville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidville
- Combs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hartman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hartman is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Union City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Union City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Lone Pine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lone Pine is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Dutton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dutton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Saint Paul
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Paul is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 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 Handchew Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Handchew Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altus
- Cass
- Cass lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Handchew Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cass.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
- Coal Hill
- Ozark
- Ozark lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Handchew Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ozark.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Saint Paul
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 Handchew Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Handchew Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #71895 (Handchew Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #71895 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 518 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Watalula
- Location given for Handchew Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6023049 Lon: -93.7857499
- 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 Franklin, 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- Handchew 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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