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 Asher (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 Asher. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Asher is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Johnson, Newton & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Asher. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Asher:
- Madison County (The home county of Asher)
- The following are listed by their distance from Asher, with the one closest to Asher listed first.
- Japton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Japton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japton
- Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Crosses
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Crosses is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses
- Thompson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Thompson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Delaney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Delaney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
- Wesley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Combs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Witter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Witter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witter
- Brashears
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brashears is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashears
- Saint Paul
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paul is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Huntsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dutton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dutton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asher, with the one closest to Asher listed first.
- War Eagle
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- War Eagle is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle
- Bethel Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Heights is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,970 people
- Silver Springs ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Lowell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Creek is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Lost Bridge Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lost Bridge Village is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Bridge Village
- Puckett ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Puckett is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Cave Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,737 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asher, with the one closest to Asher listed first.
- Dryfork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dryfork is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
- Metalton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Metalton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metalton
- Rudd
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rudd is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Winona Springs ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Winona Springs is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Springs
- Mundell ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mundell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundell
- Osage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Osage is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asher, with the one closest to Asher listed first.
- Bidville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bidville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidville
- Winfrey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Winfrey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfrey
- Locke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Locke is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
- Chester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Anna ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Anna is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Mountainburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asher, with the one closest to Asher listed first.
- Cass
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cass is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
- Mountain Top
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mountain Top is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Watalula
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Watalula is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watalula
- Cravens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cravens is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
- Felkner Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Felkner Town is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felkner Town
- White Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- White Oak is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asher, with the one closest to Asher listed first.
- Oark
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Batson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Batson is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
- Linville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Linville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Ozone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asher, with the one closest to Asher listed first.
- Boxley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Boxley is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
- Mossville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mossville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Ponca
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Swain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Swain is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Walnut
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Walnut is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Murray
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Murray is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asher, with the one closest to Asher listed first.
- Durham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Durham is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Elkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hazel Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hazel Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Valley
- Sulphur City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sulphur City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Harris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Mayfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mayfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Goshen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brentwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brentwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Spring Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Blue Springs Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Springs Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs Village
- Sonora
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sonora is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- Greenland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Greenland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Asher, see our County-by-County Page for Asher.
Cemeteries Near Asher ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Asher.
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 Asher - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Asher covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Asher, with the one closest to Asher listed first.
- Dunaway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Grose Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Groseclos Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Parker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Eubanks - McChristian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eubanks - McChristian Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eubanks - McChristian Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southwest of Japton.
- The Eubanks - McChristian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eubanks Cemetery
- McChristian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2150949 <3>
- Pinnacle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ledbetter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greasy Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (285 more) ...
- Wesley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shumate Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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>
While we didn't find Asher in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Asher.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Asher, with the one closest to Asher listed first.
- Thompson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Thompson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Crosses
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Crosses is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses
- Drakes Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Drakes Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Creek
- Delaney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Delaney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
- Patrick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Patrick is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Wesley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Durham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Durham is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Combs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hazel Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hazel Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Valley
- Saint Paul
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paul is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Aurora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aurora is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Elkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Arnett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Arnett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
- Huntsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sulphur City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Asher. See our List of 1890's Communities around Asher.
Newspapers Published in Asher ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Asher.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Asher, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Asher.
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 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 Asher:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Carroll County
- Crawford County
- Franklin County
- Johnson County
- Newton County
- Washington 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Asher) 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 Asher, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |