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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Albritton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Albritton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Albritton, please Contact Us.
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 Albritton (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 Albritton. 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/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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/parishes instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Albritton is historic, it would have been located within present day Chicot 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 Chicot County: Ashley, Desha, Drew, East Carroll (LA), West Carroll (LA), Issaquena (MS) & Washington (MS).
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Albritton. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Albritton:
- Chicot County (The home county of Albritton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Albritton, with the one closest to Albritton listed first.
- Eudora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lake Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ashley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Albritton, with the one closest to Albritton listed first.
- Parkdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wilmot is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Portland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Montrose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Montrose is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Hamburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Elon ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Elon is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Crossett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- North Crossett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- North Crossett is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crossett
- Drew County
- Jerome
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jerome is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- East Carroll Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Albritton, with the one closest to Albritton listed first.
- Lake Providence
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Transylvania
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morehouse Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Albritton, with the one closest to Albritton listed first.
- Jones
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bonita
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brodnax ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Brodnax is located in Morehouse Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
- Mer Rouge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Carroll Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Albritton, with the one closest to Albritton listed first.
- Kilbourne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fiske
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fiske is located in West Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiske
- Oak Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Forest
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Forest is located in West Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <2>
- Pioneer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Darnell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Darnell is located in West Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell
- Issaquena County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Albritton, with the one closest to Albritton listed first.
- Mayersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mayersville is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
- Tallula
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tallula is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallula
- Booth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Booth is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Washington County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Albritton, with the one closest to Albritton listed first.
- Byrne City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Byrne City is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrne City
- James
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- James is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Hampton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hampton is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Avon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Avon is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Albritton, see our County-by-County Page for Albritton.
Cemeteries Near Albritton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Albritton.
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 Albritton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Albritton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Albritton, with the one closest to Albritton listed first.
- Millers Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Green Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wonner Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Parkdale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wilmot Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mason Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Masons Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Carmel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Eudora.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1880238 <3>
- St. Marion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (95 more) ...
- Harris Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Grant Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Holly Grove Cemetery #1
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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.
While we didn't find Albritton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Albritton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Albritton, with the one closest to Albritton listed first.
- Parkdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kilbourne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sunshine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sunshine is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Jones
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Portland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grand Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Grand Lake is located in Chicot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sterling is located in Chicot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Pilcher Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pilcher Point is located in East Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilcher Point
- Bonita
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shelburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shelburn is located in East Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburn
- Forest
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Forest is located in West Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <2>
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Brunett ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Brunett is located in East Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunett
- Robertdale ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Robertdale is located in East Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertdale
- Chatham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Chatham is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Albritton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Albritton.
Newspapers Published in Albritton ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Albritton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Albritton, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Albritton.
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 websites either 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 Albritton:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Chicot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashley County
- Drew County
- East Carroll Parish
- Morehouse Parish
- West Carroll Parish
- Issaquena County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Albritton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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- Albritton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |