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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Amity. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Amity to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Amity, 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 Amity (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 Amity. 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 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 Amity is historic, it would have been located within present day Howard 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 Howard County: Hempstead, Little River, Pike, Polk & Sevier.
Below are the counties that are near Amity. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Amity:
- Howard County (The home county of Amity)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amity, with the one closest to Amity listed first.
- Nashville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Bayou
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Bayou is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Bayou
- Buck Range
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Buck Range is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Range
- Tollette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tollette is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Corinth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Corinth is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Center Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Center Point is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Saratoga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dierks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Euclid
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Euclid is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Umpire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Umpire is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpire
- Galena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Galena is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Athens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Calhoun County
- Unco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Unco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unco
- Hempstead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amity, with the one closest to Amity listed first.
- Clow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clow is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clow
- Doyle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Doyle is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Tokio
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tokio is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
- Columbus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ozan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ozan is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- McCaskill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- McCaskill is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Washington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blevins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Blevins is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- McNab
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- McNab is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNab
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Oakhaven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oakhaven is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Fulton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fulton is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Sheppard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sheppard is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard
- Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Little River County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amity, with the one closest to Amity listed first.
- Yarborough Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yarborough Landing is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarborough Landing
- Millwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Millwood is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Wilton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ashdown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alleene
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Alleene is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleene
- Ogden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ogden is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Richmond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Winthrop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Nevada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amity, with the one closest to Amity listed first.
- Emmet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Emmet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Prescott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amity, with the one closest to Amity listed first.
- Highland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Highland is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Roy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
- Nathan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Nathan is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan
- Kimberley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kimberley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberley
- Murfreesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Moriah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Moriah is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Billstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Billstown is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billstown
- Pisgah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pisgah is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Grandfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Grandfield is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfield
- Newhope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Newhope is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhope
- Pike City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pike City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Bowen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bowen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Daisy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Daisy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amity, with the one closest to Amity listed first.
- Paraloma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paraloma is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paraloma
- Ben Lomond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lockesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lockesburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Norwoodville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Norwoodville is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwoodville
- De Queen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Horatio
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Process City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Process City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Process City
- Gillham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gillham is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Amity, see our County-by-County Page for Amity.
Cemeteries Near Amity ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Amity.
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 Amity - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Amity covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Amity, with the one closest to Amity listed first.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Temperanceville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Nashville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- County Line Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buck Range Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cummings Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Crofton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (203 more) ...
- Graves Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shirley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.
While we didn't find Amity in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Amity.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Amity, with the one closest to Amity listed first.
- Nashville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Compton ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Compton is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Buck Range
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Buck Range is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Range
- Clow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clow is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clow
- Tollette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tollette is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Doyle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Doyle is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Allbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Allbrook is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allbrook
- Center Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Center Point is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Corinth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Corinth is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Columbus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ozan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ozan is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Perkins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Perkins is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Roy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
- Saratoga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Nathan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Nathan is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Amity. See our List of 1890's Communities around Amity.
Newspapers Published in Amity ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Amity.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Amity, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Amity.
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 Amity:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Howard County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Hempstead County
- Little River County
- Nevada County
- Pike County
- Sevier 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 Amity, 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- Amity) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |