A visit to the Wells 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 Wells Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wells Cemetery:
36.0567, -93.0588
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wells Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wells Cemetery is located in Newton County<2>.
The county seat for Newton County is located in Jasper. Jasper lies just to the west southwest of the Wells Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wells Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Wells Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wells Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Agee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Agee Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agee Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Collins Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Jasper.
- The Collins Cemetery has also been known as:
- Armstrong Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53499 <5>
- Yardelle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Yardelle Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yardelle Cemetery
- Shaddox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Shaddox Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaddox Cemetery
- Stringtown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Stringtown Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown Cemetery
- Pinhook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pinhook Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook Cemetery
- Carver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Carver Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Eoff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Eoff Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eoff Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Pruitt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Pruitt Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitt Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mt. Hersey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Hersey Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hersey Cemetery
- Western Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Western Grove Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Western Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Western Grove.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1966973 <5>
- Wilbourn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilbourn Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbourn Cemetery
- Hog Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hog Creek Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Creek Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Clipper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Clipper Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Adair Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Adair Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair Cemetery
- Bald Knob Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bald Knob Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob Cemetery
- Roland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Roland Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland Cemetery
- Holmes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Holmes Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wells Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wells Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hasty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hasty is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Western Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Vendor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Vendor is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
- Valley Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Jasper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Judea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Rally Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rally Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
- Bellefonte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bellefonte is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Everton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pindall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pindall is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Parthenon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Compton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Saint Joe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Eros
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eros is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
- Pleasant Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Murray
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Murray is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Blanco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blanco is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Bruno
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bruno is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
- Batavia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Batavia is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Deer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pyatt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pyatt is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Zinc
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zinc is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zinc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Bergman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ponca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Wells Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Newton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wells Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellefonte
- Everton
- Harrison
- Jasper
- Parthenon
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Wells Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Newton 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 Wells Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #74047 (Wells Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #74047 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: Newton
- Est. Elev: 324 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hasty
- Location given for Wells Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0567418 Lon: -93.0587853
- 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 Newton, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wells 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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