A visit to the Old Best 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 Best Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Best Cemetery:
36.2362, -93.8852
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Best Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Best Cemetery is located in Benton County<2>.
The county seat for Benton County is located in Bentonville. Bentonville lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Old Best Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Best Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Old Best Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Best Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Austin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Shorty Burkes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Denny Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Denny Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Rock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Rock Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cemetery
- Morriss Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Morriss Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morriss Cemetery
- War Eagle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The War Eagle Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the War Eagle Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of War Eagle.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56698 <5>
- Colbaugh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Colbaugh Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbaugh Cemetery
- Pemberton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pemberton Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton Cemetery
- Rambo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rambo Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rambo Cemetery
- Bohannan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bohannan Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohannan Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Clifty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Clifty Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Hatfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- Dibler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Dibler Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibler Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Vaughan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Vaughan Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan Cemetery
- Henson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Henson Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henson Cemetery
- Butler Ford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Butler Ford Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Ford Cemetery
- Joyce Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Joyce Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce Cemetery
- Cannady Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Cannady Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannady Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Best Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Best Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- War Eagle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- War Eagle is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle
- War Eagle Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- War Eagle Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle Cove
- Spring Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Whitener
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Whitener is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitener
- Hindsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mayfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Blue Springs Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Springs Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs Village
- Mundell ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mundell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundell
- Sonora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sonora is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- Lost Bridge Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lost Bridge Village is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Bridge Village
- Silver Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Silver Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Goshen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Puckett ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Puckett is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Winona Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Winona Springs is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Springs
- Prairie Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Creek is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Huntsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bethel Heights is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,970 people
- Springdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wesley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wesley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Eureka Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lowell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Brightwater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brightwater is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwater
- Avoca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Avoca is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Harris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Garfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Georgetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Gaskins ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gaskins is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins
- Clantonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Clantonville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clantonville
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 Best 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 Best Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Eureka Springs
- Garfield
- Huntsville
- Rogers
- Springdale
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 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 Best 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 Best Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #75941 (Old Best Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #75941 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: 370 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Spring Valley
- Location given for Old Best Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2361858 Lon: -93.8851964
- 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 Best 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. |
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