A visit to the Mars Hill Church 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 Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mars Hill Church Cemetery:
34.8926, -90.9271
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mars Hill Church Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mars Hill Church Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Marianna. Marianna lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southeast of the Mars Hill Church Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mars Hill Church Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Mars Hill Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mars Hill Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Elcana Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Elcana Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elcana Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The West Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Palestine.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56760 <5>
- Westley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Westley Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westley Cemetery
- Goodwin Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Goodwin Memorial Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin Memorial Cemetery
- The Goodwin Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Goodwin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54068 <5>
- Garrett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Mound City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mound City Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Hodge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hodge Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Cemetery
- Freedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Freedonia Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedonia Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Gaston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Gaston Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Long Cane Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Long Cane Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cane Cemetery
- Moro Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Moro Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mars Hill Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mars Hill Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Palestine
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Palestine is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Goodwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goodwin is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
- Moro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Haynes is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Bonair
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bonair is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
- Felton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Felton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton
- Wheatley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Forrest City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aubrey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Aubrey is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Marianna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Caldwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Madison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fargo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fargo is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Brinkley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hunter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Vineyard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Vineyard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Widener
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Widener is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widener
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Turkey Scratch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Turkey Scratch is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Scratch
- Rondo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rondo is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Colt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Colt is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colt <6>
- Tyner ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tyner is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Brickeys
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Brickeys is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
- LaGrange
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- LaGrange is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Rawlinson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rawlinson is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlinson
- Cotton Plant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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 Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mars Hill Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brinkley
- Caldwell
- Cotton Plant
- Forrest City
- Madison
- Marianna
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Lee 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 Church Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #51689 (Mars Hill Church)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #51689 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 62 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Palestine
- Location given for Mars Hill Church:
- Lat: 34.8925947 Lon: -90.9270609
- 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 Lee, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mars Hill Church 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. |