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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Handchew Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Handchew Cemetery
Lat: 35.6023° (35° 36' 8")
Lon: -93.7857° (-93° 47' 8")
The Handchew Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Westview Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Roger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roger Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Roger Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Bell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Plymale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plymale Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plymale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Plymale Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Childers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Childers Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Childers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Childers Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- McNelly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McNelly Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McNelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McNelly Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Morgan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Turners Bend Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turners Bend Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turners Bend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Turners Bend Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- McLaughlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McLaughlin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McLaughlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McLaughlin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Duncan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duncan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duncan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Gar Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gar Creek Cemetery
- The Gar Creek Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gar Creek Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Pine Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Pine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lone Pine Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- McIlroy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McIlroy Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McIlroy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McIlroy Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Turner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Mountain View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Younger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Younger Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Younger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Younger Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Brendle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brendle Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brendle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Brendle Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Dick Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dick Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dick Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Dick Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Lone Pine 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watalula
- Watalula is located in Franklin County
- Mountain Top
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mountain Top. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Mountain Top is located in Franklin County
- Felkner Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felkner Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felkner Town
- Felkner Town is located in Franklin County
- White Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Linville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Cass
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
- Cass is located in Franklin County
- Batson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Cravens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Ozark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Ozark is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,626 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <7>
- Wiederkehr Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiederkehr Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiederkehr Village
- Wiederkehr Village is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Webb City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Altus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Altus is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 729 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altus <7>
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Smeadley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Denning
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Alix
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Coal Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Coal Hill is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,003 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coal Hill <7>
- Harmony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Oark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oark
- Oark is located in Johnson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oark <7>
- Cecil
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Brashears
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashears
- Brashears is located in Madison County
- Bidville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Combs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs
- Combs is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Combs <7>
- Hartman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Union City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Union City is located in Johnson County
- Lone Pine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Lone Pine is located in Johnson County
- Dutton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Saint Paul
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Saint Paul is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Smeadley ‑ Historic
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
- Altus lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Handchew Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Altus.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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
- Coal Hill lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Handchew Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Coal Hill.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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
- Saint Paul lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Handchew Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Saint Paul.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
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 professional and volunteer 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 Handchew Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Franklin County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Crawford County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Johnson County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Logan County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Madison County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Newton County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Sebastian County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- From Cyndi's List:
- Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cemeteries of Franklin County
- Cemetery Junction:
- Directory for Arkansas
- From FamilySearch:
- Cemeteries Wiki for Arkansas
- From Interment.net:
- Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cemeteries of Franklin
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Handchew Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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: GNIS record #71895 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Watalula
- County: Franklin Elev: 518
- Location given for GNIS #71895 (Handchew Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Handchew Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6023, Longitude: -93.7857 In this case, the coordinates for the Handchew Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
| <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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |