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A visit to the Sheppard Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Sheppard Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sheppard Cemetery

Lat:   35.1287°   (35° 7' 43")

Lon:   -93.2646°   (-93° 15' 52")

The Sheppard Cemetery is located in Yell County<2>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Sheppard Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mtount George Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mtount George Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mtount George Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mtount George Cemetery is located in Yell County
  • Blackwell Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Chickalah Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Chickalah Methodist Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chickalah Methodist Cemetery
    • The Chickalah Methodist Cemetery is located in Yell County
    • The Chickalah Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Chickalah Methodist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2270654 <5>
  • Fullton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fullton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fullton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fullton Cemetery is located in Yell County
  • Louvenia Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Louvenia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Louvenia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Louvenia Cemetery is located in Yell County
  • Ard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ard Cemetery is located in Yell County
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Banks Hill Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Banks Hill Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Banks Hill Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Banks Hill Family Cemetery is located in Yell County
  • Lyons Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain Spring Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Spring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mountain Spring Cemetery is located in Yell County
  • Mountain Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Springs Cemetery
    • The Mountain Springs Cemetery is located in Yell County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain Springs Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east of Dardanelle.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55278 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Petillo Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Petillo Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Petillo Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Petillo Hill Cemetery is located in Yell County
    • Moore's Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore's Hill Cemetery
      • The Moore's Hill Cemetery is located in Yell County
      • The Moore's Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Moore Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55108 <5>
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Yell County
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Oak Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #322299 <5>
    • Thompson Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thompson Family Cemetery is located in Yell County
    • Hudson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hudson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hudson Cemetery is located in Yell County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54463 <5>
    • Lower Spring Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Spring Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Spring Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lower Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Yell County
    • Sandlin Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandlin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sandlin Cemetery is located in Yell County
    • Ringer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ringer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ringer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ringer Cemetery is located in Yell County
    • Nunley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nunley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nunley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nunley Cemetery is located in Yell County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55413 <5>

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 Sheppard Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sheppard Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Chickalah
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
    • Chickalah is located in Yell County
  • Petit Jean
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petit Jean. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petit Jean
    • Petit Jean is located in Yell County
  • Centerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Yell County
  • Ola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
    • Ola is located in Yell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ola <7>
  • Danville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Danville is located in Yell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,365 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <7>
  • Dardanelle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Corinth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Corinth is located in Yell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Plainview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Plainview is located in Yell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <7>
  • Belleville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
    • Belleville is located in Yell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <7>
  • Birta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Birta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
    • Birta is located in Yell County
  • Delaware
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
    • Delaware is located in Logan County
  • Cotton Town
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
    • Cotton Town is located in Yell County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bernice
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
      • Bernice is located in Pope County
    • Holla Bend
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holla Bend. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
      • Holla Bend is located in Pope County
    • Russellville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • London
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Rover
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
      • Rover is located in Yell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rover <7>
    • Casa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
      • Casa is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
    • Pontoon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontoon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
      • Pontoon is located in Conway County
    • Georgetown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Georgetown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Georgetown is located in Pope County
    • Pottsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
      • Pottsville is located in Pope County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,361 people
      • Former names for Pottsville:
      • Pott's Inn
      • Pott's Station
    • New Blaine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Havana
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
      • Havana is located in Yell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havana <7>
    • Piney
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Piney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
      • Piney is located in Johnson County
    • Wing
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
      • Wing is located in Yell County
    • Marvinville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marvinville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvinville
      • Marvinville is located in Yell County

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 Sheppard Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Yell County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Sheppard Cemetery:

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 Sheppard Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #73534  (Sheppard Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #73534 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Chickalah Mountain East
    • County: Yell         Elev: 147
    • Location given for GNIS #73534 (Sheppard Cemetery)

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

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 Yell, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sheppard Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1287, Longitude: -93.2646       In this case, the coordinates for the Sheppard Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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