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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 Almond (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 Almond. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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 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, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Almond is located in Cleburne 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 Cleburne County: Faulkner, Independence, Stone, Van Buren & White.

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

  • Cleburne County     (The home county of Almond)
  • Independence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Almond, with the one closest to Almond listed first.
    • Locust Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Locust Grove is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Bethesda
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Desha
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Floral
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Denieville ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Denieville is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denieville
    • Southside
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Southside is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
    • Batesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Salado
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Salado is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
    • Cushman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Moorefield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Moorefield is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Pleasant Plains
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
    • Pfeiffer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Izard County
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Almond, with the one closest to Almond listed first.
    • Grand Glaise
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Grand Glaise is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Glaise
    • Jacksonport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Elgin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Elgin is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Campbell Station
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Campbell Station is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Station
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
    • Diaz
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Diaz is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
    • Newport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Sharp County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Almond, with the one closest to Almond listed first.
    • Sidney
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Sidney is located in Sharp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
    • Grange
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Maxville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Evening Shade
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Stone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Almond, with the one closest to Almond listed first.
    • Marcella
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Marcella is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
    • Pleasant Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Mountain View
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fox
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Fox is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
    • Fifty-Six
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Van Buren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Almond, with the one closest to Almond listed first.
    • Fairfield Bay
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Chalk ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Chalk is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
    • Eglantine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Shirley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • White County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Almond, with the one closest to Almond listed first.
    • Davenport ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Davenport is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
    • Pangburn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Sunnydale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Clay
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Bliss ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bliss is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
    • Letona
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Letona is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letona
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
    • Bradford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bradford is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
    • Russell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bald Knob
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rose Bud
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Center Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Judsonia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Almond ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Almond.

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 Almond - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Almond had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Banner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Banner is located in Cleburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
  • Jamestown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jamestown is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Wolf Bayou
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethesda
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Desha
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Marcella
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Marcella is located in Stone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
  • Denieville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Denieville is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denieville
  • Ida
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Batesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Tyler ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Tyler is located in Cleburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
  • Salado
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Salado is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
  • Saint James
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint James is located in Stone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Cushman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Plains
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
    • Moorefield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Moorefield is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people

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

Newspapers Published in Almond ...

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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Almond.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Almond, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Almond.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Almond:

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Almond) 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 Almond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.