A visit to the Yocana 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 Yocana Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Yocana Cemetery:
34.5815, -94.0405
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Yocana Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Yocana Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Mena. Mena lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of the Yocana Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Yocana Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Yocana Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Yocana Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Cherry Hill Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Lower Big Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Board Camp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Board Camp Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Camp Cemetery
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nunley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Nunley Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunley Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
- Foran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Foran Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foran Cemetery
- Owens Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Owens Chapel Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Chapel Cemetery
- The Owens Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Owens Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Wilhite Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Wilhite Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Big Fork.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1992399 <5>
- Hillside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Old Dallas Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Old Dallas Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dallas Cemetery
- The Old Dallas Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dallas Cemetery
- Huddleston Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Huddleston Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddleston Cemetery
- Gortemiller Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Gortemiller Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gortemiller Cemetery
- Wilhite Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Wilhite Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite Cemetery
- Lyons Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Lyons Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Yocana Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Yocana Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Board Camp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Board Camp is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Camp
- Big Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Big Fork is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Fork
- Dallas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dallas is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Y City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Y City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Y City
- Gate ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gate is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate
- Mena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Boles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cox Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cox Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Spring
- Oden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Parks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Parks is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
- Potter Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Potter Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Junction
- Pencil Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Whitetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Whitetown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Potter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Potter is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Mineola
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mineola is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
- Athens
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rich Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Mountain is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
- Hatfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Umpire
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Umpire is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpire
- Unco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Unco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unco
- Black Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Black Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Sims
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sims is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Langley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Winfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Winfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Norman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mountain Fork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mountain Fork is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Fork
- Waldron
(22 miles [35.4 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 Yocana Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Yocana Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hatfield
- Mena
- Oden
- Umpire
- Waldron
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Yocana Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Polk 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 Yocana Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #74225 (Yocana Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #74225 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: Polk
- Est. Elev: 276 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Board Camp
- Location given for Yocana Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5814943 Lon: -94.0404815
- 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 Polk, 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- Yocana 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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