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 Barton (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 Barton. 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 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 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.
Barton is located in Phillips 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 Phillips County: Arkansas, Desha, Lee, Monroe, Bolivar (MS), Coahoma (MS) & Tunica (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Barton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Barton:
- Phillips County (The home county of Barton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barton, with the one closest to Barton listed first.
- Latour
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Latour. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
- Latour is located in Phillips County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Latour
- From Barton to Latour
- Lexa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexa
- Lexa is located in Phillips County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexa <3>
- North Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
- North Creek is located in Phillips County
- Poplar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Poplar Grove is located in Phillips County
- Huma
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Huma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huma
- Huma is located in Phillips County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Huma
- From Barton to Huma
- Oneida
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneida have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Oneida is located in Phillips County
- West Helena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tyner ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Tyner is located in Phillips County
- Helena - West Helena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena - West Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
- Helena - West Helena is located in Phillips County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
- Marvell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvell
- Marvell is located in Phillips County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marvell <3>
- Lakeview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lakeview is located in Phillips County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Helena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Arkansas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barton, with the one closest to Barton listed first.
- Saint Charles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crockett's Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ethel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Preston Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barton, with the one closest to Barton listed first.
- LaGrange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rondo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Phillips Bayou
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vineyard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vineyard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Vineyard is located in Lee County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Vineyard
- From Barton to Vineyard
- Aubrey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aubrey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
- Aubrey is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Marianna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Felton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Moro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro
- Moro is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moro <3>
- Haynes
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haynes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Haynes is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Brickeys
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Peters
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peters have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Peters is located in Lee County
- Winona ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Winona is located in Lee County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Winona
- From Barton to Winona
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barton, with the one closest to Barton listed first.
- Palmer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Palmer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Palmer is located in Monroe County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Palmer
- From Barton to Palmer
- Pine City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Monroe
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Holly Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Holly Grove is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Saint Francis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barton, with the one closest to Barton listed first.
- Bonair
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rawlinson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rawlinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlinson
- Rawlinson is located in Saint Francis County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rawlinson
- From Barton to Rawlinson
- Palestine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Goodwin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coahoma County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barton, with the one closest to Barton listed first.
- Powell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Friars Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friars Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
- Friars Point is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Lula
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Coahoma
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rich
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clover Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Clover Hill is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clover Hill
- From Barton to Clover Hill
- Jonestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Jonestown is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,070 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonestown <3>
- Eagles Nest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eagles Nest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Eagles Nest is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Eagles Nest
- From Barton to Eagles Nest
- Sunflower Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Clarksdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lyon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hopson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tunica County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barton, with the one closest to Barton listed first.
- Peyton ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peyton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton
- Peyton is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Peyton
- From Barton to Peyton
- Austin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Austin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Austin is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Austin
- From Barton to Austin
- Clayton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Evansville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mhoon Landing ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Tunica
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tunica
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Barton, see our County-by-County Page for Barton.
Cemeteries Near Barton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barton.
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 Barton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Barton, with the one closest to Barton listed first.
- Sunset Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Park
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Gilean Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Gilean Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Gilean Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Section Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Section Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Section Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Central Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Rindy Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rindy Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rindy Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Rindy Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rindy Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rindy Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jackson Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Spring Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Lake Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Billingsley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Billingsley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Billingsley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Barton had a population of 30 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Barton, with the one closest to Barton listed first.
- Latour
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Latour. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
- Latour is located in Phillips County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Latour
- From Barton to Latour
- Lexa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexa
- Lexa is located in Phillips County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexa <3>
- North Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
- North Creek is located in Phillips County
- Poplar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Poplar Grove is located in Phillips County
- Huma
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Huma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huma
- Huma is located in Phillips County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Huma
- From Barton to Huma
- Trenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Trenton is located in Phillips County
- Southland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southland
- Southland is located in Phillips County
- LaGrange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tyner ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Tyner is located in Phillips County
- Marvell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvell
- Marvell is located in Phillips County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marvell <3>
- Phillips Bayou
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vineyard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vineyard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Vineyard is located in Lee County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Vineyard
- From Barton to Vineyard
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Helena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cypert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypert
- Cypert is located in Phillips County
- Westover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Westover is located in Phillips County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Barton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Barton.
Newspapers Published in Barton ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Barton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Barton, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Barton.
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 Barton:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Phillips County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Arkansas County
- Lee County
- Monroe County
- Saint Francis County
- Coahoma County
- Tunica County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Barton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<2> | 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. |
<3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<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 Barton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Barton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5495, Longitude: -90.7681 In this case, the coordinates for Barton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |