A visit to the Scissom 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 Scissom Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Scissom Cemetery:
36.1359, -93.8088
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Scissom Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Scissom Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Huntsville. Huntsville lies just to the southeast of the Scissom Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Scissom Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Scissom Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Scissom Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bohannan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bohannan Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohannan Cemetery
- Farmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Wilks - Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilks - Roberts Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilks - Roberts Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wilks - Roberts Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the west of Huntsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2261651 <5>
- Cannady Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cannady Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannady Cemetery
- Colbaugh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Colbaugh Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbaugh Cemetery
- Worley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Worley Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Cemetery
- Fritts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Fritts Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritts Cemetery
- Vaughan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Vaughan Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Shorty Burkes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Denny Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Denny Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Morriss Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Morriss Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morriss Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Boatrigth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Boatrigth Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boatrigth Cemetery
- Cherry Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Cherry Creek Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Reeves Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Reeves Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Carlock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Carlock Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlock Cemetery
- Alabam Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clifty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Clifty Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Scissom Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Scissom Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hindsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Whitener
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Whitener is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitener
- Huntsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Mayfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mayfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Wesley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Georgetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- War Eagle Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- War Eagle Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle Cove
- Goshen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- War Eagle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- War Eagle is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle
- Blue Springs Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Blue Springs Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs Village
- Japton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Japton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Marble
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Marble is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
- Sonora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sonora is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- Elkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Winona Springs ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Winona Springs is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Springs
- Harris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Witter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Witter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witter
- Mundell ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mundell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundell
- Durham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Durham is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Thompson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Metalton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Metalton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metalton
- Sulphur City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Kingston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dryfork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dryfork is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
- Silver Springs ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
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 Scissom Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Scissom Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Scissom Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 Scissom Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #54631 (Scissom Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #54631 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 435 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hindsville
- Location given for Scissom Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.135909 Lon: -93.8088052
- 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 Madison, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Scissom 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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