Wyatt Cemetery and Hill School

Wyatt Cemetery and Hill School

Hill School was located 4 miles south, 1 west of Gotebo on the Edward Hill land. It was a one room school from 1907 to 1939. The school was the site of the community activities, such as spelling and ciphering matches, standing room only at the box suppers and Christmas programs. Heat was furnished by the big black stove in the middle of the room, and kerosene lamps provided the light. The thriving community dwindled away when the school was closed. Nearby, on a plot of land donated by Buren Wyatt from a corner of his homestead, was the cemetery.

There are 13 names of people buried in this cemetery:

ATCHLEY, Malinda 8/25/1849 3/11/1902
BILLINGTON, May 1875 1910
BILLINGTON, Tom 1873 1930
BLUBAUGH, Ada 2/19/1913 11/15/1915 D/O G and L BLUBAUGH
BLUBAUGH, Haden 6/15/1907 7/06/1908 S/O G and L BLUBAUGH
CHURCH, Archie 3/10/1909 6/09/1901
DOBBS, Infant Son 11/08/1921 11/08/1921
DOBBS, Roy Lee 8/20/1920 4/25/1922
EVANS, William 6/19/1859 3/29/1907
HEDDEN, Effie 6/16/1904 Wife of J. V. Age 29 years, 5 months 15 days
WYATT, Buren 2/15/1836 12/12/1915
WYATT, John B. 1/19/1858 4/17/1908
WYATT, Malissa J. 8/14/1850 2/16/1907