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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 Blanchton (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 Blanchton. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Blanchton is located in Bradley 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 Bradley County: Ashley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Drew & Union.

Below are the counties that are near Blanchton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blanchton:

  • Bradley County     (The home county of Blanchton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blanchton, with the one closest to Blanchton listed first.
    • Sturgis ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
      • Sturgis is located in Bradley County
    • Johnsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ingalls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ingalls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
      • Ingalls is located in Bradley County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ingalls
      • From Blanchton to Ingalls
    • Long View Ferry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hermitage
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermitage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
      • Hermitage is located in Bradley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermitage <3>
    • Moro Bay
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moro Bay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro Bay
      • Moro Bay is located in Bradley County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Moro Bay
      • From Blanchton to Moro Bay
    • Sumpter
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Gravelridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jersey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jersey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey
      • Jersey is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jersey <3>
    • Farmville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Lanark
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Banks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
      • Banks is located in Bradley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
  • Ashley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blanchton, with the one closest to Blanchton listed first.
    • West Crossett
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Crossett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Crossett
      • West Crossett is located in Ashley County
    • North Crossett
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Crossett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crossett
      • North Crossett is located in Ashley County
    • Crossett
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossett
      • Crossett is located in Ashley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,701 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossett <3>
    • Fountain Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Meridian
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hamburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Elon ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
      • Elon is located in Ashley County
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blanchton, with the one closest to Blanchton listed first.
    • Harrell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
      • Harrell is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
    • Hampton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Tinsman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tinsman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsman
      • Tinsman is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
  • Drew County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blanchton, with the one closest to Blanchton listed first.
    • Lacey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilmar
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blanchton, with the one closest to Blanchton listed first.
    • Felsenthal
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felsenthal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felsenthal
      • Felsenthal is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
    • Bolding
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Huttig
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huttig have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huttig
      • Huttig is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
    • Lapile
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lapile. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapile
      • Lapile is located in Union County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lapile
      • From Blanchton to Lapile
    • Strong
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Urbana
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
      • Urbana is located in Union County
    • Lawson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Crain City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crain City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain City
      • Crain City is located in Union County
    • Perdue City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perdue City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue City
      • Perdue City is located in Union County
    • Calion
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calion
      • Calion is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
  • Morehouse Parish (LA)
    • Brodnax ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brodnax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
      • Brodnax is located in Morehouse Parish (LA)
  • Union Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blanchton, with the one closest to Blanchton listed first.
    • Oakland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Union Parish (LA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oakland
      • From Blanchton to Oakland
    • Marion
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Truxno
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Truxno. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxno
      • Truxno is located in Union Parish (LA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Truxno
      • From Blanchton to Truxno
    • Haile
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blanchton, see our County-by-County Page for Blanchton.

Cemeteries Near Blanchton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blanchton.

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 Blanchton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blanchton, with the one closest to Blanchton listed first.

  • Hampton Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hampton Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hampton Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McKenney Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKenney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKenney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Arkadelphia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arkadelphia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arkadelphia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • York Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the York Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the York Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pugh Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pugh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pugh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Carlock Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carlock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carlock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Crossroad Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crossroad Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crossroad Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Palestine Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Simms Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simms Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simms Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walker Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Presbyterian Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (202 more) ...
    • Johnsville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnsville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Marsden Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marsden Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marsden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Union Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Blanchton had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Blanchton, with the one closest to Blanchton listed first.

  • Sturgis ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
    • Sturgis is located in Bradley County
  • Milo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
    • Milo is located in Ashley County
  • Johnsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Marsden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marsden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsden
    • Marsden is located in Bradley County
  • Ingalls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ingalls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
    • Ingalls is located in Bradley County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ingalls
    • From Blanchton to Ingalls
  • Lapile
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lapile. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapile
    • Lapile is located in Union County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lapile
    • From Blanchton to Lapile
  • Simpson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
    • Simpson is located in Bradley County
  • New London
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
    • New London is located in Union County
  • Fountain Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Moro Bay
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moro Bay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro Bay
    • Moro Bay is located in Bradley County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Moro Bay
    • From Blanchton to Moro Bay
  • Hamburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Gravelridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Sumpter
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jersey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jersey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey
      • Jersey is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jersey <3>
    • Elon ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
      • Elon is located in Ashley County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blanchton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blanchton.

Newspapers Published in Blanchton ...

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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blanchton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blanchton, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blanchton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Blanchton:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blanchton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Blanchton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Blanchton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blanchton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2420, Longitude: -92.0871       In this case, the coordinates for Blanchton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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