A visit to the Hess 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 Hess Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hess Cemetery:
35.4501, -93.6524
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hess Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hess Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Clarksville. Clarksville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of the Hess Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Hess Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hess Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Possum Walk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Possum Walk Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Walk Cemetery
- Coal Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Coal Hill Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The West Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Hartman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hartman Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman Cemetery
- Hardgraves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hardgraves Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardgraves Cemetery
- Burnett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Burnett Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett Cemetery
- Kendall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Kendall Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall Cemetery
- Hardgraves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hardgraves Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardgraves Cemetery
- Houston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Philips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Philips Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philips Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Forbus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Forbus Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbus Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Ogilbie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ogilbie Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogilbie Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Harmon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Harmon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- McDaniel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
- Nickles Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pond Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Pond Creek Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Creek Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- McKendree Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ogilbie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Ogilbie Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogilbie Cemetery
- Naylor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Naylor Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor Cemetery
- Hogan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hogan Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogan Cemetery
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]<3> of the Hess Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hess Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Coal Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hartman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hartman is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Smeadley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Smeadley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smeadley
- Alix
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Alix is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alix
- Cotton Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cotton Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Denning
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Denning is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Union City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Wiederkehr Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wiederkehr Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiederkehr Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Altus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Scranton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Scranton is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Morrison Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Morrison Bluff is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Spadra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Spadra is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
- Subiaco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clarksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lone Pine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Pine is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Ozark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Webb City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Webb City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
- Paris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sand Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sand Ridge is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Batson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Batson is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
- Linville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Linville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Etna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Etna is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Mountain Top
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mountain Top is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Watalula
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Watalula is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watalula
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 Hess Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Johnson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hess Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altus
- Clarksville
- Coal Hill
- Ozark
- Paris
- Scranton
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 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 Hess Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Johnson 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 Hess Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #50033 (Hess Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #50033 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: Johnson
- Est. Elev: 194 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Coal Hill
- Location given for Hess Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4500848 Lon: -93.6524132
- 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 Johnson, 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 from Point A (ie- Hess 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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