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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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
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 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Nashville is located in Howard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,290 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <2>
- Mineral Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Mineral Springs is located in Howard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Springs <2>
- Blue Bayou
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Bayou
- Blue Bayou is located in Howard County
- Buck Range
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buck Range have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Range
- Buck Range is located in Howard County
- Tollette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollette
- Tollette is located in Howard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Corinth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Center Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Center Point is located in Howard County
- Saratoga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saratoga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Saratoga is located in Howard County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saratoga <2>
- Dierks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dierks
- Dierks is located in Howard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dierks <2>
- Euclid
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Umpire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Galena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Calhoun County
- Unco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unco
- Unco is located in Calhoun County
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clow
- Clow is located in Hempstead County
- Doyle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Tokio
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
- Tokio is located in Hempstead County
- Ozan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Columbus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <2>
- McCaskill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Washington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Hempstead County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <2>
- Blevins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - McNab
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Oakhaven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Fulton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Fulton is located in Hempstead County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Sheppard
(22 miles [35.4 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarborough Landing
- Yarborough Landing is located in Little River County
- Millwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Wilton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Wilton is located in Little River County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <2>
- Ashdown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashdown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdown
- Ashdown is located in Little River County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashdown <2>
- Alleene
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest) - Ogden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Winthrop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Winthrop is located in Little River County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winthrop <2>
- 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) - Prescott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Prescott is located in Nevada County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,927 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prescott <2>
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Highland is located in Pike County
- Nathan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan
- Nathan is located in Pike County
- Kimberley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberley
- Kimberley is located in Pike County
- Murfreesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murfreesboro
- Murfreesboro is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,574 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murfreesboro <2>
- Mount Moriah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Mount Moriah is located in Pike County
- Billstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billstown
- Billstown is located in Pike County
- Pisgah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Pisgah is located in Pike County
- Grandfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfield
- Grandfield is located in Pike County
- Newhope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhope
- Newhope is located in Pike County
- Pike City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Pike City is located in Pike County
- Bowen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Bowen is located in Pike County
- Daisy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Daisy is located in Pike County
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paraloma
- Paraloma is located in Sevier County
- Ben Lomond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ben Lomond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Lomond
- Ben Lomond is located in Sevier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ben Lomond <2>
- Lockesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockesburg
- Lockesburg is located in Sevier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Norwoodville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwoodville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwoodville
- Norwoodville is located in Sevier County
- De Queen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Queen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Queen
- De Queen is located in Sevier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,406 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Queen <2>
- Horatio
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horatio have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horatio
- Horatio is located in Sevier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,011 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horatio <2>
- Process City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Process City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Process City
- Process City is located in Sevier County
- Gillham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillham
- Gillham is located in Sevier County
- 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.
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 start with 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 Amity:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Arkansas History Commission
- Pages specific to Howard County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hempstead County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Little River County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Nevada County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pike County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sevier County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Calhoun County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cemeteries of Howard County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cemeteries of Howard County
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
- Temperanceville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Temperanceville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Temperanceville Cemetery
- Nashville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nashville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nashville Cemetery
- Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- The Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Antioch Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2320771 <5>
- County Line Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Line Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Line Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
- Buck Range Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buck Range Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buck Range Cemetery
- Cummings Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cummings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cummings Cemetery
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bluff Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bluff Springs Cemetery
- Crofton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crofton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crofton Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Continue List (202 more) ...
- Graves Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graves Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
- Shirley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shirley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shirley Cemetery
- Graves Cemetery
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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Nashville is located in Howard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,290 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <2>
- Compton ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Buck Range
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buck Range have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Range
- Buck Range is located in Howard County
- Clow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clow
- Clow is located in Hempstead County
- Tollette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollette
- Tollette is located in Howard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Doyle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Allbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Center Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Center Point is located in Howard County
- Corinth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Ozan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Perkins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Columbus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <2>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Roy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Saratoga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saratoga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Saratoga is located in Howard County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saratoga <2>
- Nathan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan
- Nathan is located in Pike County
- Roy
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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Amity) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Amity. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9271, Longitude: -93.8788 In this case, the coordinates for Amity have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |