A visit to the Ricks 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 Ricks Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ricks Cemetery:
33.4882, -92.3465
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ricks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ricks Cemetery is located in Calhoun County<2>.
The county seat for Calhoun County is located in Hampton. Hampton lies just to the west northwest of the Ricks Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Ricks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ricks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Belin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Belin Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belin Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Lavilliam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lavilliam Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavilliam Cemetery
- Childs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Childs Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cemetery
- Faustina Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Faustina Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faustina Cemetery
- Hines Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hines Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Craney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Craney Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craney Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- McLeod Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The McLeod Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeod Cemetery
- Earnest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Earnest Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest Cemetery
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- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Gravelridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Gravelridge Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelridge Cemetery
- McFarland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The McFarland Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland Cemetery
- Means Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Means Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Means Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Means Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Hampton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55044 <5>
- Pickett Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Pickett Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett Cemetery
- Neal Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
- Newton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Hilo Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Hilo Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilo Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Parnell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Parnell Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Ricks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ricks Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Harrell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harrell is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Jersey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lanark
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lanark is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
- Gravelridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gravelridge is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelridge
- Banks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Banks is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Hampton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Farmville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Farmville is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Tinsman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tinsman is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Hermitage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Moro Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Moro Bay is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro Bay
- Ingalls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ingalls is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
- Calion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Calion is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Sturgis ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sturgis is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
- Crain City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crain City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain City
- Sumpter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sumpter is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Warren
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Joyce City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Joyce City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce City
- Perdue City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Perdue City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue City
- New Edinburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- New Edinburg is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Edinburg
- Johnsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Johnsville is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Orlando
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Orlando is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
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 Ricks Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Calhoun County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ricks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Ricks Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Calhoun 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 Ricks Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #54030 (Ricks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #54030 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: Calhoun
- Est. Elev: 55 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jersey
- Location given for Ricks Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.4881699 Lon: -92.346537
- 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 Calhoun, 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- Ricks 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. |