A visit to the White Bluff 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 White Bluff Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the White Bluff Cemetery:
35.2534, -94.4244
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the White Bluff Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The White Bluff Cemetery is located in Sebastian County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the White Bluff Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the White Bluff Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from White Bluff Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Mt. View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. View Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. View Cemetery
- Leard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Leard Cemetery is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leard Cemetery
- The Leard Cemetery has also been known as:
- Laird Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98802 <5>
- Vaenita Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Vaenita Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaenita Cemetery
- Old Hickory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Old Hickory Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory Cemetery
- Mt. Zineche Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zineche Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zineche Cemetery
- Douglass Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Douglass Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Cemetery
- Steep Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Steep Hill Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Hill Cemetery
- Doubleday Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Doubleday Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleday Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Jenny Lind Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Jenny Lind Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind Cemetery
- Paw Paw Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Paw Paw Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Wards Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Wards Cemetery is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Clarkeen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Clarkeen Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkeen Cemetery
- Stroud Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Stroud Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- The Evans Cemetery has also been known as:
- Excelsior Baptist Church Cemetery
- Excelsior Cemetery
- Mc Coy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mc Coy Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mc Coy Cemetery
- Barling Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Barling Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barling Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys 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 White Bluff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from White Bluff Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bonanza
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bonanza is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
- Pocola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hackett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Buell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buell is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
- Braden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Braden is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Rock Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Island is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
- Jenny Lind
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jenny Lind is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Arkoma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Barling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Smith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fort Coffee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fort Coffee is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Coffee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Moffett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Skullyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Skullyville is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skullyville
- Cameron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Midland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Midland is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Central City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Central City is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Spiro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Spiro is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spiro <6>
- Roland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wright Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wright Town is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Town
- Huntington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Huntington is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
- Van Buren
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Muldrow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 White Bluff 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 White Bluff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fort Smith
- Greenwood
- Hackett
- Huntington
- Lavaca
- Midland
- Muldrow
- Panama
- Roland
- Spiro
- Van Buren
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 White Bluff 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 White Bluff Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #56695 (White Bluff Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #56695 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: Sebastian
- Est. Elev: 142 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: South Fort Smith
- Location given for White Bluff Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2534277 Lon: -94.4243826
- 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 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 drawn from Point A (ie- White Bluff 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. |