A visit to the West Harmony 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 West Harmony Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The West Harmony Cemetery (FG ID #1361431).
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 Harmony Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Harmony Cemetery:
34.9849, -94.4222
Note: While we are using the above GPS location for the West Harmony Cemetery, it has not been verified and we are uncertain about its accuracy - use with caution.
The West Harmony Cemetery is located in Sebastian County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the West Harmony Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Harmony Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Harmony Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Babbs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jackson - Red Yard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hartford Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Memorial Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Cemetery
- Monroe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Begum Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Begum Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begum Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Black Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Gipson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Gipson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipson Cemetery
- Sliger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Sliger Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sliger Cemetery
- James Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The James Fork Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Fork Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Weeks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Weeks Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeks Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Burns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cauthron Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Cauthron Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthron Cemetery
- Kirk Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Kirk Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Springhill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Springhill Cemetery is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
- Loving Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Loving Cemetery is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loving Cemetery
- Buggy Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Buggy Hill Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buggy Hill Cemetery
- Cherokee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Cherokee Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Harmony Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Harmony Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hartford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bates
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bates is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Frog Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Frog Town is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Town
- Monroe
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Midland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mansfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Huntington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Huntington is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
- Howe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Heavener
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cameron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Poteau
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Petros
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hackett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rock Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rock Island is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
- Hodgen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Winfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wister
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Conser
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bonanza
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bonanza is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
- Shady Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lucas
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Greenwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pocola
(18 miles [29 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 West Harmony Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sebastian County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Harmony Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Greenwood
- Hackett
- Hartford
- Heavener
- Howe
- Howe lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West (W) of the West Harmony Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Howe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Huntington
- Mansfield
- Midland
- Panama
- Poteau
- Waldron
- Wister
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 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 West Harmony Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Sebastian 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 Harmony Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1361431
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Sebastian, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Harmony 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |