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 Oak (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 Oak. 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 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.
Black Oak is located in Craighead 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 Craighead County: Greene, Jackson, Lawrence, Mississippi, Poinsett & Dunklin (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Black Oak. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Black Oak:
- Craighead County (The home county of Black Oak)
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Oak, with the one closest to Black Oak listed first.
- Monette
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lake City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Caraway
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake View is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Red Onion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Red Onion is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
- Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Brookland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jonesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Philadelphia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Philadelphia is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Bono
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Obear ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Obear is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obear
- Clay County
- Rector
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Crittenden County
- Gilmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gilmore is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Oak, with the one closest to Black Oak listed first.
- Bard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bard is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
- Paragould
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Finch
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Finch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
- Pine Knot
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Knot is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot
- Oak Grove Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- 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
- Crowley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crowley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
- Walcott
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walcott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Marmaduke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lafe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lafe is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Light
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Light is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Beech Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
- Stonewall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stonewall is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Lawrence County
- Sedgwick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mississippi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Oak, with the one closest to Black Oak listed first.
- Leachville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Etowah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Etowah is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Manila
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Arkmo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arkmo is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
- Carroll's Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll's Corner is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll's Corner
- Carroll's Corner has also been known as:
- Little River
- West Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Ridge is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ridge
- Athelstan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Athelstan is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
- Rington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rington is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rington
- Dell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dell is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Victoria
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Victoria is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Keiser
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Keiser is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keiser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
- Dyess
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Poinsett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Oak, with the one closest to Black Oak listed first.
- Rivervale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rivervale is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivervale
- Trumann
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lepanto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hatchie Coon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hatchie Coon is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Coon
- Alto
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Alto is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Marked Tree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tyronza
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Greenfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Black Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Black Oak is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Harrisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dunklin County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Oak, with the one closest to Black Oak listed first.
- Red Onion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Red Onion is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
- Cockrum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cockrum is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrum
- Arkmo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arkmo is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
- Cardwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rington is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rington
- Arbyrd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arbyrd is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbyrd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Hornersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hornersville is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Cotton Plant
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Plant is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
- Senath
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Senath is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 people
- Caruth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Caruth is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruth
- Rives
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rives is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Black Oak, see our County-by-County Page for Black Oak.
Cemeteries Near Black Oak ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Black Oak.
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 Oak - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Black Oak covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Black Oak, with the one closest to Black Oak listed first.
- Lake City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mangrum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Upper Cane Island Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Cane Island Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Burrow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Caraway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Macy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Leachville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Leachville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Leachville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #303437 <2>
- Parsons Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Miller Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Garden Point Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Three Way Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (205 more) ...
- Manila Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cochran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Black Oak in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Black Oak.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Black Oak, with the one closest to Black Oak listed first.
- Mangrum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mangrum is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangrum
- Lake City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Macey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Macey is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macey
- Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Cockrum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cockrum is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrum
- Brookland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bethel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Athelstan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Athelstan is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
- Hatchie Coon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hatchie Coon is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Coon
- Nettleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Nettleton is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
- Bard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bard is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
- Paragould
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Jonesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ridge is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Finch
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Finch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Black Oak. See our List of 1890's Communities around Black Oak.
Newspapers Published in Black Oak ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Black Oak.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Black Oak, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Black Oak.
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 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 Oak:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Craighead County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Crittenden County
- Greene County
- Lawrence County
- Mississippi County
- Poinsett County
- Dunklin 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Oak, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 Oak) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |