A visit to the West 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 West Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Cemetery:
35.4198, -93.6738
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Clarksville. Clarksville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east northeast of the West Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the West Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Coal Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Coal Hill Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill Cemetery
- Huddleston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Huddleston Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddleston Cemetery
- Srygley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Srygley Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Srygley Cemetery
- Hess Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hess Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess Cemetery
- Houston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- Hartman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hartman Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman Cemetery
- Burnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Burnett Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Possum Walk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Possum Walk Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Walk Cemetery
- Raney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McKendree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hardgraves Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hardgraves Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardgraves Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Philips Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Philips Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philips Cemetery
- Forbus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Forbus Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbus Cemetery
- Nickles Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pond Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Pond Creek Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Creek Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Gray Rock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Gray Rock Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Rock Cemetery
- Oliver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Oliver Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blair Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Kendall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Kendall Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall Cemetery
- Hardgraves Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hardgraves Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardgraves Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Coal Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cotton Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Hartman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hartman is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Alix
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Alix is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alix
- Denning
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Denning is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Altus
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Smeadley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Smeadley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smeadley
- Wiederkehr Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wiederkehr Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiederkehr Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Subiaco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Scranton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Scranton is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Morrison Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Morrison Bluff is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Union City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Union City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Paris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ozark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Webb City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Webb City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
- Etna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Etna is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Carbon City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon City
- Sand Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Ridge is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Spadra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Spadra is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
- Harmony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Clarksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lone Pine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Pine is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Caulksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Caulksville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caulksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Linville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Linville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Watalula
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Watalula is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watalula
- Felkner Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Felkner Town is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felkner Town
- White Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
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 West Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Johnson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altus
- Clarksville
- Coal Hill
- Ozark
- Paris
- Scranton
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 West Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Johnson 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 West Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #56172 (West Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #56172 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: Johnson
- Est. Elev: 132 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Coal Hill
- Location given for West Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4198077 Lon: -93.6738031
- 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 Johnson, 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 from Point A (ie- West 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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