A visit to the Wyatts Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Wyatts Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Wyatts Cemetery (FG ID #56917).
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 Wyatts Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wyatts Cemetery:
35.4784, -90.9187
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wyatts Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>
The Wyatts Cemetery is located in Poinsett County<3>.
The county seat for Poinsett County is located in Harrisburg. Harrisburg lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the east northeast of the Wyatts Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wyatts Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Wyatts Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wyatts Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Waldenburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Waldenburg Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldenburg Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Waldenburg Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Waldenburg.
- The Waldenburg Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1971895 <1>
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Dale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Dale Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Givens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Givens Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givens Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Bill Ford Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Bill Ford Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bill Ford Cemetery
- The Bill Ford Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ford Cemetery
- Tyer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Carter Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Eight Mile Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Eight Mile Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eight Mile Cemetery
- Slocum Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Slocum Cemetery is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum Cemetery
- Riley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Riley Cemetery is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Cemetery
- Halk Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Halk Cemetery is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halk Cemetery
- Bowers Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bowers Cemetery is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Cemetery
- Farm Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Farm Hill Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Hill Cemetery
- Stancell Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hays Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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]<4> of the Wyatts Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wyatts Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fisher
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fisher is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Hickory Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Waldenburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Weiner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Balch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Balch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balch
- Cherry Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beedeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Beedeville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beedeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Algoa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Algoa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoa
- Harrisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amagon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Amagon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amagon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Bay Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bay Village is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Gourd Neck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gourd Neck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gourd Neck
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Vanndale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vanndale is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanndale
- Grubbs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Remmel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Remmel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remmel
- Greenfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Obear ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Obear is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obear
- Auvergne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Auvergne is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvergne
- Shoffner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Shoffner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoffner
- Weldon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Weldon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Tupelo
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Morton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Morton is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Wynne
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Levesque
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Levesque is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levesque
- Airport Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Airport Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
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 Wyatts Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Poinsett County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wyatts 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 helpful 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 Wyatts Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Poinsett 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 Wyatts Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #56917
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #56568 (Wyatts Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #56568 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: Poinsett
- Est. Elev: 70 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hickory Ridge
- Location given for Wyatts Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4784156 Lon: -90.9187286
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Poinsett, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wyatts Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |