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A visit to the Heely 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 Heely Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Heely Cemetery:

34.6887, -94.4005

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Heely Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Heely Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.

The county seat for Polk County is located in Mena. Mena lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Heely Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Heely Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Heely Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Heely Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Sexton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Sexton Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton Cemetery
  • Little Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Little Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cemetery
  • Mountain Fork Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Black Fork Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Black Fork Cemetery is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Fork Cemetery
  • Piney Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
  • Rocky Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Rocky Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rocky Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the west of Mena.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55980 <5>
  • Haw Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Haw Creek Cemetery is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Creek Cemetery
  • Mt. Gillian Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Gillian Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gillian Cemetery
  • Big Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Big Creek Cemetery is located in Le Flore County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek Cemetery
  • Page Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Page Cemetery is located in Le Flore County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Cemetery
  • McClure Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The McClure Cemetery is located in Le Flore County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
  • Foster Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Foster Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Slover Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Slover Cemetery is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slover Cemetery
    • Stinett Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Stinett Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinett Cemetery
    • Gann Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Gann Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Gann Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gann Cemetery
    • Mollie Gann Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Mollie Gann Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie Gann Cemetery
    • McKinney Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The McKinney Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Walnut Grove Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Heely Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Heely Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Mountain Fork
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Mountain Fork is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Fork
  • Rich Mountain
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Rich Mountain is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
  • Potter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Potter is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
  • Potter Junction
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Potter Junction is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Junction
  • Mena
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gate ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Gate is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate
  • Big Cedar
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Big Cedar is located in Le Flore County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cedar
  • Hatfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Dallas
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dallas is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
  • Bates
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Bates is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
  • Hodgen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hodgen is located in Le Flore County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgen
    • Former name for Hodgen:
    • Hodgens
    • Hodgen has also been known as:
    • Hodgens Station
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodgen <6>
  • Cove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Petros
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Petros is located in Le Flore County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petros
    • Y City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Y City is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Y City
    • Winfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Winfield is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
    • Heavener
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Heavener is located in Le Flore County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heavener
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,299 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heavener <6>
    • Watson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Conser
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Conser is located in Le Flore County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conser
    • Octavia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Smithville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Board Camp
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Board Camp is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Camp
    • Muse
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Vandervoort
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Vandervoort is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandervoort
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
    • Boles
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Monroe
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Hatton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Hatton is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
    • Waldron
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Howe
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Howe is located in Le Flore County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howe <6>

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 Heely Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Heely 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 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 Heely Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Arkansas:
  • Pages specific to Polk 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 Heely Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #71956  (Heely Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #71956 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: Polk
      • Est. Elev: 804 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Mountain Fork
      • Location given for Heely Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.6887152     Lon: -94.4004963
      • 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 Polk, 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- Heely 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.