A visit to the Stephens 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 Stephens Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Stephens Cemetery:
34.5126, -90.6343
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Stephens Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Stephens Cemetery is located in Phillips County<2>.
The county seat for Phillips County is located in Helena. Helena lies just to the east northeast of the Stephens Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Stephens Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Stephens Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stephens Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Polly Dots Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Polly Dots Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Dots Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Oak Grove Garden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beth El Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Beth El Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth El Cemetery
- The Beth El Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Magnolia Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Helena.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54888 <5>
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- O'Shield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The O'Shield Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Shield Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Jackson Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Spring Lake Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake Cemetery
- Morning Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Morning Grove Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Grove Cemetery
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Stephens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Stephens Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Helena - West Helena
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Helena - West Helena is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
- Helena
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Huma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Huma is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huma
- West Helena
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Powell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Powell is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Latour
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Latour is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
- Lexa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Barton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Barton is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Oneida
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Friars Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Friars Point is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Phillips Bayou
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Phillips Bayou is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Bayou
- Lula
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lula is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lula <6>
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- North Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Creek is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
- Lakeview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Old Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Coahoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- LaGrange
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- LaGrange is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Peyton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peyton is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton
- Rich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rich is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich
- Poplar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Poplar Grove is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Wabash
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wabash is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Clayton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Austin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Austin is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Rondo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rondo is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
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 Stephens Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Phillips County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Stephens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Austin
- Friars Point
- Helena
- West Helena
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Stephens Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Phillips 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 Stephens Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #55204 (Stephens Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #55204 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: Phillips
- Est. Elev: 66 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Helena
- Location given for Stephens Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5126024 Lon: -90.6342738
- 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 Phillips, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stephens 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. |