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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Almont. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Almont to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Almont, 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 Almont (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 Almont. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Almont is historic, it would have been located within present day Crittenden 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 Crittenden County: Cross, Lee, Mississippi, Poinsett, Saint Francis, DeSoto (MS), Tunica (MS), Shelby (TN) & Tipton (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Almont. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Almont:
- Crittenden County (The home county of Almont)
- The following are listed by their distance from Almont, with the one closest to Almont listed first.
- Mound City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mound City is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- West Memphis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hulbert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hulbert is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert
- Sunset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Amanca
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Amanca is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanca
- James Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- James Mill is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Mill
- Jericho
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Edmondson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edmondson is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Clarkedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clarkedale is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Crawfordsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Anthonyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Anthonyville is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Cross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Almont, with the one closest to Almont listed first.
- Parkin
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Twist
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Twist is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twist
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Almont, with the one closest to Almont listed first.
- Bledsoe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bledsoe is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Winona ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Winona is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Peters
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peters is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Mississippi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Almont, with the one closest to Almont listed first.
- Birdsong
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Birdsong is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Frenchmans Bayou
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Frenchmans Bayou is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmans Bayou
- Denwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Denwood is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denwood
- Joiner
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Joiner is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Whitton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Whitton is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitton
- Bardstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bardstown is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown
- Bassett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bassett is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Wilson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wilson is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
- Dyess
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Poinsett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Almont, with the one closest to Almont listed first.
- Black Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Black Oak is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Tyronza
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Marked Tree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Alto is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Saint Francis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Almont, with the one closest to Almont listed first.
- Heth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hughes
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rawlinson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rawlinson is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlinson
- DeSoto County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Almont, with the one closest to Almont listed first.
- Southhaven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Southhaven is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southhaven
- Lynchburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lynchburg is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Walls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Walls is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
- Former name for Walls:
- Alpika
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <2>
- Norfolk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Norfolk is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Glover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Glover is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Horn Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aldens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aldens is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldens
- De Soto Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- De Soto Village is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto Village
- Lake Cormorant
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Memphis
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Memphis is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Southaven
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Newport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Newport is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Marshall County (MS)
- Barton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barton is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Tunica County (MS)
- Banks
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Banks is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Shelby County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Almont, with the one closest to Almont listed first.
- Hunt Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hunt Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
- Memphis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Binghampton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Binghampton is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghampton
- Ramsey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsey is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Giles Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Giles Town is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Town
- Woodstock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodstock is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- The Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Oakville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakville is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Cuba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cuba is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Lucy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lucy is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy
- Parkway Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Parkway Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
- Capleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Capleville is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capleville
- Tipton County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Almont, with the one closest to Almont listed first.
- Corona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Corona is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Wilkinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkinsville is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsville
- Drummonds
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Atoka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Munford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Almont, see our County-by-County Page for Almont.
Cemeteries Near Almont ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Almont.
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 Almont - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Almont covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Almont, with the one closest to Almont listed first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Crittenden Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Memorial Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Raspberry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (264 more) ...
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Temple Israel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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.
Almont itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Almont, with the one closest to Almont listed first.
- West Memphis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mound City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mound City is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Hulbert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hulbert is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert
- Marion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gavin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gavin is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gavin
- Riceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riceville is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Hopefield ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hopefield is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopefield
- Memphis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- James Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- James Mill is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Mill
- Vincent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vincent is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Jericho
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Frayser
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Frayser is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frayser
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Crawfordsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Buntyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Buntyn is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buntyn
- Ramsey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsey is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Almont. See our List of 1890's Communities around Almont.
Newspapers Published in Almont ...
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 207 newspapers that have been published in the area around Almont.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Almont, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Almont.
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 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 Almont:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Crittenden County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cross County
- Lee County
- Mississippi County
- Poinsett County
- Saint Francis County
- DeSoto County
- Marshall County
- Tunica County
- Shelby County
- Tipton 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 Almont, 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 '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- Almont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |