A visit to the Mars Hill 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 Mars Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mars Hill Cemetery:
33.2621, -93.5421
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mars Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mars Hill Cemetery is located in Lafayette County<2>.
The county seat for Lafayette County is located in Lewisville. Lewisville lies just to the north northwest of the Mars Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mars Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Mars Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mars Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Demoss Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Demoss Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demoss Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- McClendon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The McClendon Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClendon Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Primitive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Primitive Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primitive Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Lakeside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Old Lewisville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wright Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Stricklin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Stricklin Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stricklin Cemetery
- Sharman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Sharman Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharman Cemetery
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Rocky Mount Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount Cemetery
- Buckner Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Buckner Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Frazier Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Frazier Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Barlow Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Barlow Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mars Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mars Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- McKamie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- McKamie is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKamie
- Kress City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kress City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kress City
- Lewisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stamps
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Old Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Buckner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Buckner is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Taylor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garland is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Walnut Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Bradley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Philadelphia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Philadelphia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Gin City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gin City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin City
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Macedonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Macedonia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Waldo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Welcome
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Welcome is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Magnolia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Patmos
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Patmos is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Springhill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Western
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Western is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
- Horsehead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Horsehead is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Roberts ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Roberts is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Fouke
(19 miles [30.6 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 Mars Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lafayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mars Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bradley
- Lewisville
- Magnolia
- Stamps
- Waldo
- Waldo lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Mars Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waldo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
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 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 Mars Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Lafayette 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 Mars Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #51686 (Mars Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #51686 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: Lafayette
- Est. Elev: 96 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lewisville
- Location given for Mars Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.2620721 Lon: -93.5421204
- 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 Lafayette, 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- Mars Hill 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |