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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 Morning Star (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 Morning Star. 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 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.

Morning Star is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Clay, Craighead, Lawrence, Randolph & Dunklin (MO).

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

  • Greene County     (The home county of Morning Star)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morning Star, with the one closest to Morning Star listed first.
    • Bard
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
      • Bard is located in Greene County
    • Paragould
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paragould have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragould
      • Paragould is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,257 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paragould <2>
    • Oak Grove Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
      • Oak Grove Heights is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
    • Marmaduke
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Pine Knot
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot
      • Pine Knot is located in Greene County
    • Lafe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafe
      • Lafe is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
    • Beech Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
      • Beech Grove is located in Greene County
    • Stonewall
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonewall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
      • Stonewall is located in Greene County
    • Walcott
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
      • Walcott is located in Greene County
    • Light
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Light have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
      • Light is located in Greene County
    • Delaplaine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaplaine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaplaine
      • Delaplaine is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morning Star, with the one closest to Morning Star listed first.
    • Rector
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Knobel
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knobel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobel
      • Knobel is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • Peach Orchard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
      • Peach Orchard is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Bell City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
      • Bell City is located in Clay County
    • Greenway
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
      • Greenway is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
    • Nimmons
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nimmons have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmons
      • Nimmons is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
    • Corning
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corning have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
      • Corning is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <2>
    • McDougal
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDougal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougal
      • McDougal is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
    • Piggott
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Pollard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
      • Pollard is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pollard <2>
    • Datto
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Datto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Datto
      • Datto is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
    • Moark
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moark
      • Moark is located in Clay County
  • Craighead County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morning Star, with the one closest to Morning Star listed first.
    • Red Onion
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Onion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
      • Red Onion is located in Craighead County
    • Lake View
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
      • Lake View is located in Craighead County
    • Monette
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Brookland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Black Oak
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
      • Black Oak is located in Craighead County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Lake City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Craighead County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <2>
    • Philadelphia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
      • Philadelphia is located in Craighead County
    • Jonesboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Caraway
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caraway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caraway
      • Caraway is located in Craighead County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caraway <2>
    • Bay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
      • Bay is located in Craighead County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay <2>
    • Bono
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bono have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
      • Bono is located in Craighead County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bono <2>
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morning Star, with the one closest to Morning Star listed first.
    • Sedgwick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • College City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
      • College City is located in Lawrence County
      • Estimated population in 2016: 506 people
    • Walnut Ridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Hoxie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
      • Hoxie is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoxie <2>
  • Mississippi County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morning Star, with the one closest to Morning Star listed first.
    • Arkmo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
      • Arkmo is located in Mississippi County
    • Leachville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leachville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachville
      • Leachville is located in Mississippi County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leachville <2>
    • Rington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rington
      • Rington is located in Mississippi County
    • Manila
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
      • Manila is located in Mississippi County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,339 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manila <2>
    • Stark City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stark City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark City
      • Stark City is located in Mississippi County
    • Gosnell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gosnell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnell
      • Gosnell is located in Mississippi County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,066 people
    • Dell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
      • Dell is located in Mississippi County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
    • Etowah
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etowah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
      • Etowah is located in Mississippi County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
    • West Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ridge
      • West Ridge is located in Mississippi County
    • Athelstan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athelstan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
      • Athelstan is located in Mississippi County
    • Victoria
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victoria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
      • Victoria is located in Mississippi County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
    • Blytheville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Poinsett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morning Star, with the one closest to Morning Star listed first.
    • Rivervale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivervale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivervale
      • Rivervale is located in Poinsett County
    • Trumann
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trumann have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumann
      • Trumann is located in Poinsett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trumann <2>
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morning Star, with the one closest to Morning Star listed first.
    • O'Kean
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Kean
      • O'Kean is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
    • Serene
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Serene. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serene
      • Serene is located in Randolph County
    • Reyno
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyno
      • Reyno is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
      • Former names for Reyno:
      • Cherokee Bay
      • Esselwood
      • Needmore
    • Biggers
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
      • Biggers is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
    • Peru
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peru. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
      • Peru is located in Randolph County
    • Skaggs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skaggs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs
      • Skaggs is located in Randolph County
  • Dunklin County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morning Star, with the one closest to Morning Star listed first.
    • Cockrum
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cockrum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrum
      • Cockrum is located in Dunklin County (MO)
    • Red Onion
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Onion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
      • Red Onion is located in Dunklin County (MO)
    • Cardwell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell
      • Cardwell is located in Dunklin County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cardwell <2>
    • Arbyrd
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arbyrd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbyrd
      • Arbyrd is located in Dunklin County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
    • Arkmo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
      • Arkmo is located in Dunklin County (MO)
    • Rington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rington
      • Rington is located in Dunklin County (MO)
    • Senath
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senath
      • Senath is located in Dunklin County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 people
    • Hornersville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornersville
      • Hornersville is located in Dunklin County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
    • Cotton Plant
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Plant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
      • Cotton Plant is located in Dunklin County (MO)
    • Caruth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruth
      • Caruth is located in Dunklin County (MO)
    • Rives
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rives have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
      • Rives is located in Dunklin County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
    • Kennett
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennett
      • Kennett is located in Dunklin County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,034 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennett <2>
    • White Oak
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
      • White Oak is located in Dunklin County (MO)
  • Pemiscot County (MO)
    • Gobler
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gobler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobler
      • Gobler is located in Pemiscot County (MO)

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

Newspapers Published in Morning Star ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morning Star.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Morning Star, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Morning Star.

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 helpful 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 Morning Star:

Cemeteries Near Morning Star ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morning Star.

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 Morning Star covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Coffman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coffman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coffman Cemetery
  • Linwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Gardens
  • Old Liberty Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Liberty Cemetery
  • Parsons Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parsons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parsons Cemetery
  • Cochran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cochran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cochran Cemetery
  • Friends Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Cemetery
  • New Friendship Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pruets Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pruets Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pruets Chapel Cemetery
  • Miller Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Parsell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parsell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parsell Cemetery
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    • Center Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Hill Cemetery
    • Browns Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Browns Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Browns Chapel Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel 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.<6>

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

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

  • Bard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
    • Bard is located in Greene County
  • Halliday
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halliday have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halliday
    • Halliday is located in Greene County
  • Paragould
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paragould have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragould
    • Paragould is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paragould <2>
  • Cockrum
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cockrum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrum
    • Cockrum is located in Dunklin County (MO)
  • Bethel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Bethel is located in Greene County
  • Marmaduke
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Gainesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
    • Gainesville is located in Greene County
  • Macey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macey
    • Macey is located in Craighead County
  • Crowley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crowley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
    • Crowley is located in Greene County
  • Finch
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
    • Finch is located in Greene County
  • Brookland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Stonewall
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonewall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
    • Stonewall is located in Greene County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Walcott
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
      • Walcott is located in Greene County
    • Senath
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senath
      • Senath is located in Dunklin County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 people
    • Rector
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Morning Star. 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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- Morning Star) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Morning Star. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0670, Longitude: -90.4279       In this case, the coordinates for Morning Star have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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.
<6>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 Morning Star, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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