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 Aa Junction (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 Aa Junction. 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.
Name Variations for Aa Junction ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Aa Junction: AA Jct. (or less commonly used: AA Jctn.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and doctors 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.
Aa Junction is located in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County: Craighead, Greene, Independence, Jackson, Randolph & Sharp.
Below are the counties that are near Aa Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Aa Junction:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Aa Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Aa Junction, with the one closest to Aa Junction listed first.
- Walnut Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hoxie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- College City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- College City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
- Estimated population in 2016: 506 people
- Portia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sedgwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Minturn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Minturn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Black Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Powhatan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Imboden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alicia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alicia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Annieville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Annieville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annieville
- Lynn
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ravenden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aa Junction, with the one closest to Aa Junction listed first.
- Peach Orchard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peach Orchard is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Datto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Datto is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Datto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Knobel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Knobel is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Success
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Success is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Current View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Current View is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
- Corning
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Craighead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aa Junction, with the one closest to Aa Junction listed first.
- Egypt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bono
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cash
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cash is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Philadelphia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Brookland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Obear ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Obear is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obear
- Lake View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake View is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aa Junction, with the one closest to Aa Junction listed first.
- Light
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Light is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Walcott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Walcott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Delaplaine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Delaplaine is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaplaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Beech Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Beech Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
- Crowley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Crowley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
- Finch
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Finch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
- Pine Knot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pine Knot is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot
- Oak Grove Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Heights is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
- Paragould
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Stonewall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stonewall is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Lafe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lafe is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Independence County
- Cord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cord is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cord
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aa Junction, with the one closest to Aa Junction listed first.
- Swifton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Swifton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Centerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Kenyon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kenyon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Tuckerman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Grubbs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aa Junction, with the one closest to Aa Junction listed first.
- Manson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Manson is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- O'Kean
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- O'Kean is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Kean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Serene
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Serene is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serene
- Skaggs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Skaggs is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs
- Pocahontas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pocahontas is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,371 people
- Former names for Pocahontas:
- Bettis Bluff
- Betts Bluff
- Pokakhontas
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <1>
- Birdell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Birdell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
- Eleven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eleven is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven
- Brockett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Brockett is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockett
- Peru
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Peru is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Attica
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Attica is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Biggers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Biggers is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Water Valley is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Elevenpoint
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elevenpoint is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elevenpoint
- Sharp County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aa Junction, with the one closest to Aa Junction listed first.
- Williford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Williford is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Poughkeepsie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Poughkeepsie is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
- Ripley County (MO)
- Current View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Current View is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Aa Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Aa Junction.
Cemeteries Near Aa Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Aa Junction.
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 Aa Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Aa Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Aa Junction, with the one closest to Aa Junction listed first.
- Walnut Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lawrence Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pierce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Austin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Whittaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westphal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kissee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Manning Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (327 more) ...
- Watkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Watkins Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the south of Manson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56724 <3>
- Frye Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Aa Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Aa Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Aa Junction, with the one closest to Aa Junction listed first.
- Walnut Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hoxie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Murta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Murta is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murta
- Lindsey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lindsey is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey
- Portia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Minturn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Minturn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Sedgwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- O'Kean
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- O'Kean is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Kean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Noland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Noland is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland
- Black Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Powhatan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clover Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Bend is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bend
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Pocahontas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pocahontas is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,371 people
- Former names for Pocahontas:
- Bettis Bluff
- Betts Bluff
- Pokakhontas
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <1>
- Lorado
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lorado is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorado
- Birdell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Birdell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Aa Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Aa Junction.
Newspapers Published in Aa Junction ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Aa Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Aa Junction, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Aa Junction.
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 Aa Junction:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Craighead County
- Greene County
- Independence County
- Jackson County
- Randolph County
- Sharp County
- Ripley 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Aa Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Aa Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |