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A visit to the Herman Direk Memorial Park ...

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 Herman Direk Memorial Park ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Herman Direk Memorial Park:

34.0421, -94.3316

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

The Herman Direk Memorial Park is located in Sevier County<2>.

The county seat for Sevier County is located in De Queen. De Queen lies just to the west of the Herman Direk Memorial Park .

Open a Google Map centered on the Herman Direk Memorial Park.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Herman Direk Memorial Park.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Herman Direk Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

  • Redman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Redman Cemetery is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Cemetery
  • Sweet Home Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Sweet Home Cemetery is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home Cemetery
  • Chapel Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
  • Smyrna Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
  • Avon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Avon Cemetery is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Crosstrail Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Crosstrail Cemetery is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosstrail Cemetery
    • The Crosstrail Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cross Trail Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53588 <5>
  • Boggy Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Boggy Springs Cemetery is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggy Springs Cemetery
  • Mt. Ida Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Ida Cemetery is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Ida Cemetery
  • Sunset Acres Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Sunset Acres Cemetery is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Acres Cemetery
  • Norwoodville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Norwoodville Cemetery is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwoodville Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Woffords Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Valley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Valley Cemetery is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Gillham.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56631 <5>
    • Cane Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Cane Creek Cemetery is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek Cemetery
    • Ultima Thule Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Ultima Thule Cemetery is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ultima Thule Cemetery
    • Horatio Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Horatio Cemetery is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horatio Cemetery
    • Clear Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
    • Millwee Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Millwee Cemetery is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwee Cemetery
    • Mill Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek Cemetery
      • The Mill Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Millcreek Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55069 <5>
    • West Line Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The West Line Cemetery is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Line Cemetery
    • W.L. Allen Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Herman Direk Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Herman Direk Memorial Park, with the nearest first:

  • De Queen
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Process City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Process City is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Process City
  • Norwoodville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Norwoodville is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwoodville
  • Horatio
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Gillham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Gillham is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Lockesburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lockesburg is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockesburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
  • Cerrogordo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cerrogordo is located in Little River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
  • Grannis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Grannis is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grannis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
  • Eagletown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Winthrop
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Wickes
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Ben Lomond
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Dierks
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Alleene
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Alleene is located in Little River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleene
    • Galena
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Galena is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
    • Bog Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Bog Springs is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bog Springs
    • Euclid
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Euclid is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
    • Center Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Center Point is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
    • Hatton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Hatton is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
    • Haworth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Haworth is located in McCurtain County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haworth <6>
    • Foreman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Blue Bayou
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Blue Bayou is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Bayou
    • Umpire
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Umpire is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpire
    • Unco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Unco is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unco
    • Wilton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Wilton is located in Little River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <6>
    • Vandervoort
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Vandervoort is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandervoort
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
    • Broken Bow
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)

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 Herman Direk Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sevier County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Herman Direk Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Broken Bow
  • De Queen
  • Dierks
    • Dierks lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Herman Direk Memorial Park.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dierks.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dierks
  • Foreman
  • Horatio
    • Horatio lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Herman Direk Memorial Park.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Horatio.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horatio
  • Lockesburg
  • Umpire
    • Umpire lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Herman Direk Memorial Park.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Umpire.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpire
  • Wilton
    • Wilton lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Herman Direk Memorial Park.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wilton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Herman Direk Memorial Park:

  • Pages specific to Arkansas:
  • Pages specific to Sevier 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 Herman Direk Memorial Park:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #50026  (Herman Direk Memorial Park)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #50026 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: Sevier
      • Est. Elev: 125 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: De Queen
      • Location given for Herman Direk Memorial Park:
      • Lat: 34.0420583     Lon: -94.3315943
      • 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 Sevier, 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- Herman Direk Memorial Park) 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.