A visit to the Hixon 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 Hixon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hixon Cemetery:
35.5070, -93.9002
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hixon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hixon Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Hixon Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Hixon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hixon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Whitson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Whitson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitson Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Lessley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lessley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lessley Cemetery
- Bourland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bourland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourland Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Threadgill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Threadgill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threadgill Cemetery
- Hamm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hamm Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamm Cemetery
- Wagner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Wagner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Rankin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rankin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin Cemetery
- Price Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Price Springs Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Springs Cemetery
- Morgan Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Morgan Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mountain View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- McNelly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McNelly Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNelly Cemetery
- Hight Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hight Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hight Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- Berkley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Berkley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Gar Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Gar Creek Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gar Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gar Creek Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Ozark.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #817910 <5>
- Bell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- McLaughlin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The McLaughlin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaughlin Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hixon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hixon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cravens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cravens is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
- White Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Felkner Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Felkner Town is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felkner Town
- Webb City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Webb City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
- Ozark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cecil
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cecil is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Watalula
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Watalula is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watalula
- Altus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wiederkehr Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wiederkehr Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiederkehr Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Etna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Etna is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Denning
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Denning is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Mulberry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Dahoma ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dahoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahoma
- Alix
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alix is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alix
- Donald ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Donald is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Mountain Top
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Top is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Ratcliff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cass
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cass is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
- Dyer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Caulksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Caulksville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caulksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Coal Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Smeadley ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Smeadley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smeadley
- Linville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Linville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
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 Hixon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hixon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altus
- Branch
- Cass
- Cass lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Hixon Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cass.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
- Coal Hill
- Mulberry
- Ozark
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 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 Hixon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Hixon Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #72025 (Hixon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #72025 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 212 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cravens
- Location given for Hixon Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5070295 Lon: -93.9001985
- 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 Franklin, 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- Hixon 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |