Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Hoyt (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Hoyt. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Hoyt is located in Johnson County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Johnson County: Franklin, Logan, Madison, Newton, Pope & Yell.
Below are the counties that are near Hoyt. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hoyt:
- Johnson County (The home county of Hoyt)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoyt, with the one closest to Hoyt listed first.
- Spadra
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Spadra is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
- Hartman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hartman is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Union City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Union City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Coal Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clarksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smeadley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smeadley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smeadley
- Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Harmony is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Lamar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lone Pine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lone Pine is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Ludwig
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ludwig is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
- Knoxville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Knoxville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Batson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Batson is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
- Hagarville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hagarville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville
- Crawford County
- Mulberry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoyt, with the one closest to Hoyt listed first.
- Alix
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Alix is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alix
- Denning
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Denning is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Altus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wiederkehr Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wiederkehr Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiederkehr Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Ozark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Webb City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Webb City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
- Mountain Top
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Top is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Etna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Etna is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Watalula
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Watalula is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watalula
- Felkner Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Felkner Town is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felkner Town
- White Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Cravens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cravens is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
- Cecil
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cecil is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoyt, with the one closest to Hoyt listed first.
- Morrison Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morrison Bluff is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Scranton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Scranton is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Cotton Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Sand Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sand Ridge is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Subiaco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Blaine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Corley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Corley is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Carbon City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon City
- Delaware
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Caulksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Caulksville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caulksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Ratcliff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Mountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Blue Mountain is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoyt, with the one closest to Hoyt listed first.
- Dutton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dutton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Pettigrew
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Boston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Boston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Brashears
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brashears is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashears
- Saint Paul
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoyt, with the one closest to Hoyt listed first.
- Walnut
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Limestone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Limestone is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoyt, with the one closest to Hoyt listed first.
- Georgetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Ross
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ross is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Augsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Augsburg is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
- London
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Silex
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Silex is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Dover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Taral
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Taral is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taral
- Russellville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Center Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Bernice
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bernice is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- North Dardanelle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Dardanelle is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dardanelle
- Scottsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Sebastian County
- Ursula
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ursula is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursula
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoyt, with the one closest to Hoyt listed first.
- Havana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Marvinville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Marvinville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvinville
- Belleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Chickalah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chickalah is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
- Corinth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Corinth is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Dardanelle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Danville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Waltreak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Waltreak is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltreak
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hoyt, see our County-by-County Page for Hoyt.
Cemeteries Near Hoyt ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hoyt.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Hoyt - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hoyt covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hoyt, with the one closest to Hoyt listed first.
- Blair Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spadra Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hartman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Ignatius Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Walton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kendall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hardgraves Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hess Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (398 more) ...
- Huddleston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Srygley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McKendree Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Hoyt in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hoyt.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hoyt, with the one closest to Hoyt listed first.
- Montana
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Montana is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
- Morrison Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morrison Bluff is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Spadra
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Spadra is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
- Hartman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hartman is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Coal Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Prairie View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie View is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
- Dublin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dublin is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Clarksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smeadley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smeadley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smeadley
- Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Harmony is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Hunt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hunt is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Ellsworth ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ellsworth is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lamar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ludwig
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ludwig is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
- Knoxville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Knoxville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hoyt. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hoyt.
Newspapers Published in Hoyt ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hoyt.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hoyt, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hoyt.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Hoyt:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Johnson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Franklin County
- Logan County
- Madison County
- Newton County
- Pope County
- Sebastian County
- Yell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hoyt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hoyt) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |