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A visit to the West Otis 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 Otis Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Otis Cemetery:

33.9526, -94.4519

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Otis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The West Otis Cemetery is located in Sevier County<2>.

The county seat for Sevier County is located in De Queen. De Queen lies just to the northeast of the West Otis Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the West Otis 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 Otis Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Otis Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Cerrogordo Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Cerrogordo Cemetery is located in Little River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo Cemetery
  • West Line Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The West Line Cemetery is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Line Cemetery
  • Pauley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Pauley Cemetery is located in Little River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauley Cemetery
  • Boggy Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Boggy Springs Cemetery is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggy Springs Cemetery
  • Sunset Acres Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Sunset Acres Cemetery is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Acres Cemetery
  • Philadelphia Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in McCurtain County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
  • Strawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Strawn Cemetery is located in Little River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawn Cemetery
  • Horatio Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Horatio Cemetery is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horatio Cemetery
  • Chapel Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
  • Ultima Thule Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Ultima Thule Cemetery is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ultima Thule Cemetery
  • Tonka Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Tonka Cemetery is located in McCurtain County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonka Cemetery
  • Cooper Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Cooper Cemetery is located in Little River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Clear Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
    • Norwoodville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Norwoodville Cemetery is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwoodville Cemetery
    • Redman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Redman Cemetery is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Cemetery
    • Piney Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Piney Cemetery is located in Little River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Cemetery
    • Cane Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Cane Creek Cemetery is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek Cemetery
    • Eagletown Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Eagletown Cemetery is located in McCurtain County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown Cemetery
    • Campground Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Camp Grounds Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Camp Grounds Cemetery is located in Little River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Grounds Cemetery
    • Herman Direk Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the West Otis Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Otis Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Cerrogordo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cerrogordo is located in Little River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
  • Horatio
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Process City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Process City is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Process City
  • Norwoodville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Norwoodville is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwoodville
  • De Queen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Eagletown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Winthrop
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Haworth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Haworth is located in McCurtain County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haworth <6>
  • Lockesburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Lockesburg is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockesburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
  • Foreman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Alleene
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Alleene is located in Little River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleene
  • Gillham
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gillham is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Broken Bow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Ben Lomond
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Idabel
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Idabel is located in McCurtain County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idabel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,876 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idabel <6>
    • Grannis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Grannis is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grannis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
    • Holly Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Holly Creek is located in McCurtain County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Creek

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 Otis 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 West Otis Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Otis 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 West Otis Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #67340  (West Otis Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #67340 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: 103 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Cerrogordo
      • Location given for West Otis Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.9526139     Lon: -94.451875
      • 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 Sevier, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Otis 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.