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 Banner (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 Banner. 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 and doctors 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.
Banner is located in Cleburne 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 Cleburne County: Faulkner, Independence, Stone, Van Buren & White.
Below are the counties that are near Banner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Banner:
- Cleburne County (The home county of Banner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Banner, with the one closest to Banner listed first.
- Concord
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Almond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Almond is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Wolf Bayou
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wolf Bayou is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bayou
- Ida
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Drasco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Drasco is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drasco
- Wilburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wilburn is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn
- Tumbling Shoals
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rainbow Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rainbow Island is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Island
- Heber Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
- Former name for Heber Springs:
- Sugar Loaf
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <1>
- Prim
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Miller ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Miller is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Greers Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Independence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Banner, with the one closest to Banner listed first.
- Floral
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Floral is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Locust Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Bethesda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bethesda is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
- Desha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Desha is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desha
- Southside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Southside is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Denieville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Denieville is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denieville
- Pleasant Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Salado
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Batesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rosie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rosie is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
- Cushman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cushman is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Moorefield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moorefield is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Izard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Banner, with the one closest to Banner listed first.
- Guion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Guion is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Mount Pleasant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lunenburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lunenburg is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Sage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sage is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage
- Bone Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bone Town is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Town
- Melbourne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jumbo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jumbo is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- LaCrosse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- LaCrosse is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCrosse
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Banner, with the one closest to Banner listed first.
- Grand Glaise
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Glaise is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Glaise
- Jacksonport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sharp County
- The following are listed by their distance from Banner, with the one closest to Banner listed first.
- Sidney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sidney is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Grange
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grange is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Maxville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maxville is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Banner, with the one closest to Banner listed first.
- Marcella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Marcella is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- Pleasant Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Mountain View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fox
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fox is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Banner, with the one closest to Banner listed first.
- Chalk ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chalk is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
- Fairfield Bay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Eglantine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
- Shirley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Morganton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morganton is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Banner, with the one closest to Banner listed first.
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Davenport is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Pangburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sunnydale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnydale is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydale
- Clay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Clay is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Letona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Letona is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Bliss ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bliss is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Bradford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Rose Bud
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Center Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Center Hill is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Russell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bald Knob
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Judsonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Banner, see our County-by-County Page for Banner.
Cemeteries Near Banner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Banner.
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 Banner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Banner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Banner, with the one closest to Banner listed first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Concord Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Concord Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Concord.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1972770 <3>
- Starnes Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Alexander Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the White Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the east of Drasco.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56778 <3>
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northeast of Drasco.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55447 <3>
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Antioch Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of Drasco.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52836 <3>
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Miller Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the southeast of Drasco.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55078 <3>
- Warren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harris Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Ridge Union Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge Union Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Ridge Union Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southeast of Drasco.
- The Pleasant Ridge Union Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55751 <3>
- Continue List (271 more) ...
- Burns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Burns Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northeast of Wilburn.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53267 <3>
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Moore Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the east of Wilburn.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55105 <3>
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Banner had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Banner, with the one closest to Banner listed first.
- Almond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Almond is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Wolf Bayou
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wolf Bayou is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bayou
- Ida
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tyler ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tyler is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Jamestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Marcella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Marcella is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- Desha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Desha is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desha
- Bethesda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bethesda is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
- Hiram
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hiram is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiram
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Davenport is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Pleasant Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Denieville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Denieville is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denieville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Salado
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Pangburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Saint James
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Saint James is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Banner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Banner.
Newspapers Published in Banner ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Banner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Banner, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Banner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Banner:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Cleburne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Independence County
- Izard County
- Jackson County
- Sharp County
- Stone County
- Van Buren County
- White 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- Banner) 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 Banner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |