A visit to the Hitt 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 Hitt Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hitt Cemetery:
36.4642, -90.7129
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hitt Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hitt Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Hitt Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hitt Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Cyclone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cyclone Cemetery is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone Cemetery
- Masterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Masterson Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masterson Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Legate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Legate Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate Cemetery
- Richwoods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Pope Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pope Chapel Cemetery is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Chapel Cemetery
- Old Pitman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Old Pitman Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Pitman Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Stillwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Stillwell Cemetery is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell Cemetery
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- Pitman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Pitman Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitman Cemetery
- Allmandinger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Eaton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Eaton Cemetery is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Allen Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Allen Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Maynard.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52812 <5>
- Cox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Kelsey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Kelsey Cemetery is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey Cemetery
- Hancock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hancock Cemetery is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Cemetery
- Ainley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Ainley Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Ainley Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ainley Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Maynard.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52793 <5>
- Ingram Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Ingram Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram Cemetery
- Johnston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnston Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Johnston Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Reyno.
- The Johnston Cemetery has also been known as:
- Johnston and Nelson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54569 <5>
- Blount Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Blount Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blount Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Reyno.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53117 <5>
- Corning Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Corning Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin 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 Hitt Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hitt Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Success
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Success is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Datto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Datto is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Datto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Current View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Current View is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
- Current View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Current View is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
- Reyno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Reyno is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Former names for Reyno:
- Cherokee Bay
- Esselwood
- Needmore
- Corning
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Naylor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Naylor is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Oxly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oxly is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxly
- Maynard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Maynard is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Biggers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Biggers is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Moark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Moark is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moark
- Knobel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Knobel is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
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- Middlebrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Middlebrook is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook
- Peru
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peru is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Neelyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Doniphan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gamburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gamburg is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamburg
- Peach Orchard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Peach Orchard is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Fairdealing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fairdealing is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Supply
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Supply is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supply
- Brockett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brockett is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockett
- Ingram
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ingram is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Ingram has also been known as:
- Gooberhull
- Delaplaine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Delaplaine is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaplaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 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 Hitt Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hitt Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Hitt Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 Hitt Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #50153 (Hitt Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #50153 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 94 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Datto
- Location given for Hitt Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4642276 Lon: -90.7128948
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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 Clay, 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 from Point A (ie- Hitt 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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