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A visit to the Lower Big Fork 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 Lower Big Fork Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lower Big Fork Cemetery:

34.5498, -94.0010

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

The Lower Big Fork Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.

The county seat for Polk County is located in Mena. Mena lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west of the Lower Big Fork Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Lower Big Fork Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Lower Big Fork Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Cherry Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Cherry Hill Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill Cemetery
  • Yocana Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Yocana Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocana Cemetery
  • Edwards Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Edwards Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
  • Board Camp Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Board Camp Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Camp Cemetery
  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Big Fork.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1992399 <5>
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • Wilhite Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Wilhite Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite Cemetery
  • Concord Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Concord Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
  • Huddleston Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Huddleston Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddleston Cemetery
  • Rock Springs Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Gortemiller Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Gortemiller Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gortemiller Cemetery
    • Wilhite Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Wilhite Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite Cemetery
    • Nunley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Nunley Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunley Cemetery
    • Cox Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Cox Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
    • Shirley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Shirley Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shirley Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Oden.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56275 <5>
    • Corinth Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Corinth Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
    • Goodner Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Goodner Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodner Cemetery
    • Foran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Foran Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foran Cemetery
    • Owens Chapel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Owens Chapel Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Chapel Cemetery
      • The Owens Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Owens Cemetery
    • Brewer Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Brewer Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Lower Big Fork Cemetery.

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

  • Big Fork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Fork is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Fork
  • Board Camp
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Board Camp is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Camp
  • Cox Spring
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cox Spring is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Spring
  • Dallas
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Dallas is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
  • Y City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Y City is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Y City
  • Oden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Oden is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oden <6>
  • Mena
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Gate ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Gate is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate
  • Whitetown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Whitetown is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
  • Mineola
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Mineola is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
  • Athens
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Pencil Bluff
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Boles
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Black Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Black Springs is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Parks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Parks is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
    • Potter Junction
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Potter Junction is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Junction
    • Umpire
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Umpire is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpire
    • Unco
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Unco is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unco
    • Langley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Norman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Sims
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Sims is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
    • Potter
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Potter is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
    • Hatfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Galena
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Galena is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
    • Mount Ida
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Rich Mountain
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rich Mountain is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain

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 Lower Big Fork 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 Lower Big Fork Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Hatfield
  • Mena
    • Mena lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Lower Big Fork Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mena.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mena
  • Mount Ida
  • Oden
    • Oden lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Lower Big Fork Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oden.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oden
  • Umpire

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 Lower Big Fork 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 Lower Big Fork Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #72512  (Lower Big Fork Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #72512 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: 275 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Board Camp
      • Location given for Lower Big Fork Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.549828     Lon: -94.001035
      • 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 from Point A (ie- Lower Big Fork 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.