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A visit to the Big Hickory Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Big Hickory Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Big Hickory Cemetery

Lat:   33.2616°   (33° 15' 41")

Lon:   -92.9907°   (-92° 59' 26")

The Big Hickory Cemetery is located in Columbia County<1>.

The county seat for Columbia County is located in Magnolia. Magnolia lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west of the Big Hickory Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Big Hickory Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Marysville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marysville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marysville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Marysville Cemetery is located in Union County
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Mt. Holly Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Holly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Holly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Holly Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Beech Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beech Hill Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Miller Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Columbia County
  • Jameson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jameson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jameson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jameson Cemetery is located in Columbia County
  • Smeed Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smeed Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smeed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smeed Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Old Bethel / St. John Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Bethel / St. John Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Bethel / St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Bethel / St. John Cemetery is located in Columbia County
  • Baker Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Baker Cemetery is located in Columbia County
  • Babbs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Babbs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Babbs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Babbs Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Fredonia Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fredonia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fredonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fredonia Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Tate Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tate Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tate Cemetery is located in Ouachita County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56484 <5>
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • St. Marks Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Coulter Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coulter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coulter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coulter Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Yocum Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yocum Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yocum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Yocum Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Scott - Young Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott - Young Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott - Young Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Scott - Young Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Watkins Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Big Hickory Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Big Hickory Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Mount Holly
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
    • Mount Holly is located in Union County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Holly <6>
  • Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Calhoun
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lisbon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Pace City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pace City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace City
    • Pace City is located in Ouachita County
  • Stephens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
    • Stephens is located in Ouachita County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 779 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephens <6>
  • Milner ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
    • Milner is located in Columbia County
  • Dumas City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumas City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas City
    • Dumas City is located in Union County
  • Liberty
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Magnolia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Louann
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • McNeil
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Emerson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dodge City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
      • Dodge City is located in Union County
    • Smackover
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smackover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smackover
      • Smackover is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smackover <6>
    • College Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sandy Land
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Lufra ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lufra have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufra
      • Lufra is located in Ouachita County
    • Philadelphia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Macedonia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Horsehead
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Waldo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Gordon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gordon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
      • Gordon is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gordon
      • From the Big Hickory Cemetery to Gordon
    • El Dorado
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Norphlet
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norphlet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norphlet
      • Norphlet is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people

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 Big Hickory Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Columbia County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Big Hickory Cemetery:

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 Big Hickory Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #46559  (Big Hickory Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #46559 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Mount Holly
    • County: Columbia         Elev: 87
    • Location given for GNIS #46559 (Big Hickory Cemetery)

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Columbia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Big Hickory Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2616, Longitude: -92.9907    
<3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<4>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.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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