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A visit to the Witherspoon 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 Witherspoon Cemetery ...

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

34.3679, -94.3555

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

The Witherspoon Cemetery is located in Howard County<2>.

The county seat for Howard County is located in Nashville. Nashville lies 41 miles [66 km]<3> to the southeast of the Witherspoon Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Witherspoon Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Witherspoon Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Cecil Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Cecil Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil Cemetery
  • Foote Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Foote Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foote Cemetery
  • Cecil Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Cecil Chapel Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil Chapel Cemetery
  • Whole Council of God Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Whole Council of God Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Westview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Westview Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Daniel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Daniel Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Cemetery
  • Tate Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Tate Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Cemetery
  • Buffalo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Buffalo Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cemetery
  • Lone Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Lone Valley Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Valley Cemetery
  • Sixmile Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Sixmile Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Crystal Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Crystal Hill Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Crystal Hill Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Wickes.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2198613 <5>
    • Duckett Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Duckett Cemetery is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckett Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Baker Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Baker Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
    • Grannis Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Grannis Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grannis Cemetery
    • Holly Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
    • Gann Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Gann Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gann Cemetery
    • Mollie Gann Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Mollie Gann Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie Gann Cemetery
    • Nichols Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Nichols Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Nichols Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Hatfield.
    • Watson Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Watson Cemetery is located in McCurtain County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Witherspoon Cemetery.

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

  • Vandervoort
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Vandervoort is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandervoort
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Hatton
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hatton is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
  • Bog Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bog Springs is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bog Springs
  • Wickes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hatfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Grannis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Grannis is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grannis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
  • Potter Junction
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Potter Junction is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Junction
  • Potter
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Potter is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
  • Watson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Gillham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Gillham is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Dallas
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Dallas is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Galena
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Galena is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
    • Mena
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Smithville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Umpire
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Umpire is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpire
    • Unco
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Unco is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unco
    • Board Camp
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Board Camp is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Camp

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 Witherspoon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Howard County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Witherspoon Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • De Queen
  • Hatfield
  • Mena
    • Mena lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Witherspoon Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mena.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mena
  • Umpire
    • Umpire lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Witherspoon Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Umpire.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpire

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 helpful 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 Witherspoon Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Arkansas:
  • Pages specific to Howard 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 Witherspoon Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #56469  (Witherspoon Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #56469 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: Howard
      • Est. Elev: 350 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Wickes
      • Location given for Witherspoon Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.3678864     Lon: -94.355489
      • 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 Howard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Witherspoon 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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