A visit to the Seven Star 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 Seven Star Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Seven Star Cemetery:
33.6979, -91.4473
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Seven Star Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Seven Star Cemetery is located in Desha County<2>.
The county seat for Desha County is located in Arkansas City. Arkansas City lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Seven Star Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Seven Star Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Seven Star Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Seven Star Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tillar Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Tillar Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillar Cemetery
- Loggy Bayou Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Loggy Bayou Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loggy Bayou Cemetery
- Bogue Pilgrim Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Austin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- McCool Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The McCool Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool Cemetery
- Austin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dixon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Newton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Dabney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Dabney Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney Cemetery
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- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Bates Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bates Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- McArthur Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The McArthur Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur Cemetery
- Warrington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Warrington Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington Cemetery
- Jefferson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Cemetery
- Cypress Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Selma Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Selma Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma Cemetery
- Dishongh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Dishongh Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dishongh Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Seven Star Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Seven Star Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tillar
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tillar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Reed
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Reed is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Winchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Winchester is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- McGehee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McArthur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McArthur is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
- Selma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Selma is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Hopedale ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hopedale is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Pickens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pickens is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
- Rohwer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dermott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kelso
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kelso is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
- Dumas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Collins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Collins is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Mitchellville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mitchellville is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Arkansas City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arkansas City is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Warrenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Warrenton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Pea Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pea Ridge is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Eutaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Eutaw is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw
- Watson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tyro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tyro is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
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 Seven Star Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Desha County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Seven Star Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dermott
- Dumas
- Gould
- Gould lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Seven Star Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gould.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- McGehee
- Monticello
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 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 Seven Star Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Desha 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 Seven Star Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #63832 (Seven Star Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #63832 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: Desha
- Est. Elev: 47 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: McGehee North
- Location given for Seven Star Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.6978857 Lon: -91.4473439
- 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 Desha, 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- Seven Star 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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