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 Amith Addition (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 Amith Addition. 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.
Amith Addition is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Craighead, Cross, Independence, Lawrence, Poinsett, White & Woodruff.
Below are the counties that are near Amith Addition. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Amith Addition:
- Jackson County (The home county of Amith Addition)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amith Addition, with the one closest to Amith Addition listed first.
- Tuckerman
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Campbell Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell Station is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Kenyon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kenyon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Elgin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elgin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Airport Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Airport Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Diaz
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Diaz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Jacksonport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grubbs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Swifton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Swifton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Island Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Island Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Town
- Amagon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amagon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amagon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Craighead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amith Addition, with the one closest to Amith Addition listed first.
- Cash
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cash is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Egypt
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Obear ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Obear is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obear
- Bono
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Philadelphia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Cross County
- Hickory Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Independence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amith Addition, with the one closest to Amith Addition listed first.
- Cord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cord is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cord
- Newark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Charlotte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Charlotte is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Magness
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Magness is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Oil Trough
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Thida
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thida is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thida
- Rosie
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rosie is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
- Moorefield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Moorefield is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Salado
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Pfeiffer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pfeiffer is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Southside
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Southside is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Batesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amith Addition, with the one closest to Amith Addition listed first.
- Alicia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alicia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Saffell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Saffell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffell
- Strawberry
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Strawberry is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Lynn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Minturn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Minturn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Smithville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Smithville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Portia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Powhatan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hoxie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sedgwick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Black Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Walnut Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Annieville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Annieville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annieville
- Poinsett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amith Addition, with the one closest to Amith Addition listed first.
- Weiner
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Waldenburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fisher
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fisher is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Greenfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Harrisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sharp County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amith Addition, with the one closest to Amith Addition listed first.
- Grange
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grange is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Maxville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maxville is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Poughkeepsie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Poughkeepsie is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amith Addition, with the one closest to Amith Addition listed first.
- Bradford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Russell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bliss ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bliss is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Woodruff County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amith Addition, with the one closest to Amith Addition listed first.
- Riverside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Augusta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Amith Addition, see our County-by-County Page for Amith Addition.
Cemeteries Near Amith Addition ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Amith Addition.
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 Amith Addition - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Amith Addition covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Amith Addition, with the one closest to Amith Addition listed first.
- Parrott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gracelawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harrison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Williamson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenhaw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greenhaw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cole Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Prysock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holloway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Burgess Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (284 more) ...
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts - Penix Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Post Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Amith Addition in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Amith Addition.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Amith Addition, with the one closest to Amith Addition listed first.
- Tuckerman
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Diaz
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Diaz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
- Elgin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elgin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Kenyon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kenyon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Jacksonport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Paroquet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Paroquet is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paroquet
- Grubbs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Swifton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Swifton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Cord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cord is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cord
- Dota
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dota is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dota
- Elmo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elmo is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Remmel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Remmel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remmel
- Newark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Akron ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Akron is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Amith Addition. See our List of 1890's Communities around Amith Addition.
Newspapers Published in Amith Addition ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Amith Addition.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Amith Addition, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Amith Addition.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Amith Addition:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Craighead County
- Cross County
- Independence County
- Lawrence County
- Poinsett County
- Sharp County
- White County
- Woodruff 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> | 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 Amith Addition, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Amith Addition) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |