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A visit to the Old Baptist 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 Old Baptist Cemetery ...

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

36.1887, -94.5389

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

The Old Baptist Cemetery is located in Benton County<2>.

The county seat for Benton County is located in Bentonville. Bentonville lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the northeast of the Old Baptist Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old Baptist 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 Old Baptist Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
  • Blagg Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Blagg Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blagg Cemetery
  • Bell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lone Elm Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lone Elm Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm Cemetery
  • Flint Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Flint Creek Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Creek Cemetery
  • Watts Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Brady Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Brady Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Cemetery
  • Davis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Davis Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
  • Martin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Martin Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
  • Fairmount Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Fairmount Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Cemetery
  • Gentry Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Gentry Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry Cemetery
  • Bloomfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Bloomfield Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Cherokee City Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Cherokee City Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee City Cemetery
    • Norwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Norwood Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Cemetery
    • Bozarth Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Bozarth Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozarth Cemetery
    • Callum Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Callum Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callum Cemetery
    • Beck Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Beck Cemetery is located in Delaware County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beck Cemetery
    • Sixkiller Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Sixkiller Cemetery is located in Adair County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixkiller Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sixkiller Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Chance (OK) and Watts (OK).  The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Chance.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99537 <5>
    • Harold Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Harold Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold Cemetery
    • Logan Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Logan Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Cemetery
    • Springtown Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Springtown Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Baptist Cemetery.

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

  • Siloam Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hico
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hico is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
  • West Siloam Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Watts
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Watts is located in Adair County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watts <7>
  • Trident
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Trident is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trident
  • Gentry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ballard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ballard is located in Adair County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
  • Cherokee City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Cherokee City is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee City
  • Dripping Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Dripping Springs is located in Delaware County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
  • Watts Community
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Watts Community is located in Adair County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Community
  • Logan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Logan is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Springtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Springtown is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Beckwith
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Beckwith is located in Delaware County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
    • Chance
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Chance is located in Adair County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
    • Cincinnati
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Cincinnati is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
    • Colcord
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Colcord is located in Delaware County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colcord
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colcord <7>
    • Decatur
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Flint Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Flint Creek is located in Delaware County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Creek
    • Mason Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Mason Valley is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Valley
    • Pactolus ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Pactolus is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
    • Westville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Highfill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Highfill is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
    • Cloud Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Cloud Creek is located in Delaware County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Creek

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 Old Baptist Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Benton County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Baptist Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Old Baptist Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Arkansas:
  • Pages specific to Benton 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 Old Baptist Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2354449  (Old Baptist Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2354449 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: Benton
      • Est. Elev: 349 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Siloam Springs
      • Location given for Old Baptist Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.1887     Lon: -94.5389
      • 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 Benton, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Baptist 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Chance (OK) and Watts (OK). The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.