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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 Avery (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 Avery. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Avery is located in Lincoln County.

To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lincoln County: Arkansas, Cleveland, Desha, Drew & Jefferson.

Below are the counties that are near Avery. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Avery:

  • Lincoln County     (The home county of Avery)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avery, with the one closest to Avery listed first.
    • Meroney
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meroney
      • Meroney is located in Lincoln County
    • Gould
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
      • Gould is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
    • Warrenton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
      • Warrenton is located in Lincoln County
    • Crigler
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crigler
      • Crigler is located in Lincoln County
    • Varner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varner
      • Varner is located in Lincoln County
    • Tyro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
      • Tyro is located in Lincoln County
    • Grady
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Star City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Yorktown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorktown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
      • Yorktown is located in Lincoln County
    • Cornerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
      • Cornerville is located in Lincoln County
  • Arkansas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avery, with the one closest to Avery listed first.
    • Gillett
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bayou Meto
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
      • Bayou Meto is located in Arkansas County
    • Tichnor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Chicot County
    • Dermott
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cleveland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avery, with the one closest to Avery listed first.
    • Pansy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pansy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
      • Pansy is located in Cleveland County
    • Rye
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
      • Rye is located in Cleveland County
    • Toledo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
      • Toledo is located in Cleveland County
    • Rison
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rison
      • Rison is located in Cleveland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,213 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rison <2>
  • Desha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avery, with the one closest to Avery listed first.
    • Mitchellville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchellville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
      • Mitchellville is located in Desha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Dumas
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Pickens
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
      • Pickens is located in Desha County
    • Pea Ridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
      • Pea Ridge is located in Desha County
    • Reed
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
      • Reed is located in Desha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Kelso
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
      • Kelso is located in Desha County
    • Watson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • McArthur
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
      • McArthur is located in Desha County
    • Rohwer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • McGehee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Drew County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avery, with the one closest to Avery listed first.
    • Winchester
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
      • Winchester is located in Drew County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Selma
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
      • Selma is located in Drew County
    • Tillar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tillar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillar
      • Tillar is located in Drew County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
    • Rose Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
      • Rose Hill is located in Drew County
    • Monticello
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Wilmar
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
      • Wilmar is located in Drew County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
    • Collins
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
      • Collins is located in Drew County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avery, with the one closest to Avery listed first.
    • Tamo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamo
      • Tamo is located in Jefferson County
    • Reydell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reydell
      • Reydell is located in Jefferson County
    • Moscow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
      • Moscow is located in Jefferson County
    • Pinebergen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebergen
      • Pinebergen is located in Jefferson County
    • Rob Roy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rob Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
      • Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
    • Altheimer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Pine Bluff
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wabbaseka
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabbaseka
      • Wabbaseka is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Avery, see our County-by-County Page for Avery.

Newspapers Published in Avery ...

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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Avery.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Avery, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Avery.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Avery:

Cemeteries Near Avery ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Avery.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Avery covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Avery, with the one closest to Avery listed first.

  • Mackwee Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mackwee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mackwee Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Madden Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Madden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Madden Cemetery
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
  • Crawford Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crawford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crawford Cemetery
  • Crigler Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crigler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crigler Cemetery
  • Bulter Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bulter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bulter Cemetery
  • Butler Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
  • O'Neel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the O'Neel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O'Neel Cemetery
  • Maxwell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maxwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maxwell Cemetery
  • Tyro Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tyro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyro Cemetery
  • Brockman Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brockman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brockman Cemetery
  • Continue List   (224 more) ...
    • Free Gift Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Banks Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Banks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Banks Cemetery
    • Rice Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rice Cemetery

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.<5>

While we didn't find Avery in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Avery.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Avery, with the one closest to Avery listed first.

  • Warrenton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
    • Warrenton is located in Lincoln County
  • Tyro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
    • Tyro is located in Lincoln County
  • Reedville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
    • Reedville is located in Desha County
  • Varner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varner
    • Varner is located in Lincoln County
  • Garnett
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garnett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnett
    • Garnett is located in Lincoln County
  • Grady
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Dumas
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Douglas
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
    • Douglas is located in Lincoln County
  • Cummins
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cummins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummins
    • Cummins is located in Lincoln County
  • Star City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Coleman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coleman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
    • Coleman is located in Drew County
  • Florence
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Florence is located in Drew County
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Yorktown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorktown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
      • Yorktown is located in Lincoln County
    • Relf's Bluff
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Relf's Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relf's Bluff
      • Relf's Bluff is located in Lincoln County
    • Sarassa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sarassa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarassa
      • Sarassa is located in Lincoln County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Avery. See our List of 1890's Communities around Avery.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Avery. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Avery) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Avery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9298, Longitude: -91.6571       In this case, the coordinates for Avery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Avery, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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