A visit to the Valley Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Valley Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Valley Cemetery (FG ID #56631).
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 Valley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Valley Cemetery:
34.1434, -94.3479
The Valley Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southwest of Gillham.
The cemetery is located in Sevier County<3>.
The county seat for Sevier County is located in De Queen. De Queen lies just to the south of the Valley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Valley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Valley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gillham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mineral Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mineral Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Cemetery
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Avon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Avon Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Crosstrail Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Overturf Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Cossatot Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grannis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Grannis Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grannis Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Cane Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Cane Creek Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Redman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Redman Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Cemetery
- Herman Direk Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sweet Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Sweet Home Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home Cemetery
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
- Ultima Thule Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Ultima Thule Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ultima Thule Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gillham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- De Queen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grannis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grannis is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grannis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Process City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Process City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Process City
- Wickes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Horatio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Norwoodville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bog Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hatton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Eagletown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lockesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lockesburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Galena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Vandervoort
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Vandervoort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandervoort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Cerrogordo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dierks
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Euclid
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Umpire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Umpire is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpire
- Unco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
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 Valley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sevier County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Broken Bow
- De Queen
- Dierks
- Hatfield
- Horatio
- Lockesburg
- Umpire
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 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 Valley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Sevier 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 Valley Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #56631
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #55872 (Valley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #55872 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: Sevier
- Est. Elev: 171 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gillham
- Location given for Valley Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.1434455 Lon: -94.3474297
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Valley Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Sevier, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |