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 Black Jack (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 Black Jack. 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.
Black Jack is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Clay, Craighead, Lawrence, Randolph & Dunklin (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Black Jack. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Black Jack:
- Greene County (The home county of Black Jack)
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Jack, with the one closest to Black Jack listed first.
- Delaplaine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Delaplaine is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaplaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Beech Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beech Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
- Light
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Light is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Crowley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crowley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
- Stonewall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stonewall is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Walcott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Walcott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Lafe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lafe is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Oak Grove Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Heights is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
- Pine Knot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Knot is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot
- Finch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Finch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
- Paragould
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marmaduke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Jack, with the one closest to Black Jack listed first.
- Peach Orchard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Peach Orchard is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Knobel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Knobel is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Datto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Datto is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Datto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Corning
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Success
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Success is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Current View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Current View is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
- Rector
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Moark
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Moark is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moark
- McDougal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- McDougal is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Greenway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenway is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Pollard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Craighead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Jack, with the one closest to Black Jack listed first.
- Bono
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Brookland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Philadelphia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Philadelphia is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Red Onion
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Red Onion is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
- Jonesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lake View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lake View is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Egypt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Monette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cash
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cash is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Bay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bay is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay <1>
- Black Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Black Oak is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Jack, with the one closest to Black Jack listed first.
- College City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- College City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
- Estimated population in 2016: 506 people
- Sedgwick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hoxie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Portia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Minturn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Minturn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Black Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Powhatan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Imboden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Alicia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alicia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Annieville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Annieville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annieville
- Mississippi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Jack, with the one closest to Black Jack listed first.
- Arkmo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arkmo is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
- Leachville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Jack, with the one closest to Black Jack listed first.
- O'Kean
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- O'Kean is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Kean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Serene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Serene is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serene
- Biggers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Biggers is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Peru
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peru is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Skaggs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Skaggs is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs
- Reyno
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Reyno is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Former names for Reyno:
- Cherokee Bay
- Esselwood
- Needmore
- Manson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Manson is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Pocahontas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pocahontas is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,371 people
- Former names for Pocahontas:
- Bettis Bluff
- Betts Bluff
- Pokakhontas
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <1>
- Brockett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brockett is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockett
- Maynard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Maynard is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Attica
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Attica is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Birdell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Birdell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
- Butler County (MO)
- Neelyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dunklin County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Jack, with the one closest to Black Jack listed first.
- Cockrum
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cockrum is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrum
- Red Onion
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Red Onion is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
- Cardwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Arbyrd
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Arbyrd is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbyrd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Arkmo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arkmo is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
- Senath
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Senath is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 people
- Ripley County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Jack, with the one closest to Black Jack listed first.
- Current View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Current View is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
- Naylor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Naylor is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Oxly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Oxly is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxly
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Black Jack, see our County-by-County Page for Black Jack.
Cemeteries Near Black Jack ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Black Jack.
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 Black Jack - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Black Jack covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Black Jack, with the one closest to Black Jack listed first.
- Bonds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jones Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Morrow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Croft Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Albrite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fender Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Epsaba Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Warren Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mountain Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (314 more) ...
- Pirtle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Serge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sharum Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharum Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sharum Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the southeast of Pocahontas.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56235 <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>
While we didn't find Black Jack in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Black Jack.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Black Jack, with the one closest to Black Jack listed first.
- O'Kean
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- O'Kean is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Kean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Crowley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crowley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
- Peach Orchard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Peach Orchard is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Walcott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Walcott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Stonewall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stonewall is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Gainesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gainesville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Murta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Murta is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murta
- Knobel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Knobel is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Finch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Finch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
- Peru
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peru is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Reyno
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Reyno is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Former names for Reyno:
- Cherokee Bay
- Esselwood
- Needmore
- Lorado
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lorado is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorado
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Paragould
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Halliday
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Halliday is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halliday
- Walnut Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Black Jack. See our List of 1890's Communities around Black Jack.
Newspapers Published in Black Jack ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Black Jack.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Black Jack, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Black Jack.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Black Jack:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Craighead County
- Lawrence County
- Mississippi County
- Randolph County
- Butler County
- Dunklin County
- Ripley 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 from Point A (ie- Black Jack) 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 Black Jack, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |