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 Booker (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 Booker. 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 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.
Booker is located in Crittenden 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 Crittenden County: Cross, Lee, Mississippi, Poinsett, Saint Francis, DeSoto (MS), Tunica (MS), Shelby (TN) & Tipton (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Booker. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Booker:
- Crittenden County (The home county of Booker)
- The following are listed by their distance from Booker, with the one closest to Booker listed first.
- Clarkedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clarkedale is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Jericho
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jericho is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Turrell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Heafer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Heafer is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heafer
- James Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- James Mill is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Mill
- Crawfordsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gilmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gilmore is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Sunset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Poindexter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Poindexter is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Marion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Earle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- West Memphis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Booker, with the one closest to Booker listed first.
- Twist
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Twist is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twist
- Parkin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bay Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bay Village is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Levesque
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Levesque is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levesque
- Cherry Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Vanndale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Vanndale is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanndale
- Wynne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lee County
- Bledsoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bledsoe is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Mississippi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Booker, with the one closest to Booker listed first.
- Birdsong
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Birdsong is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Denwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Denwood is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denwood
- Frenchmans Bayou
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchmans Bayou is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmans Bayou
- Whitton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Whitton is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitton
- Joiner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Joiner is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Bardstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bardstown is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown
- Bassett
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bassett is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Dyess
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wilson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
- Marie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Marie is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- West Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- West Ridge is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ridge
- Driver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Driver is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
- Poinsett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Booker, with the one closest to Booker listed first.
- Black Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Black Oak is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Tyronza
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Marked Tree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alto
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Alto is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Lepanto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rivervale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rivervale is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivervale
- Hatchie Coon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hatchie Coon is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Coon
- Trumann
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Francis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Booker, with the one closest to Booker listed first.
- Heth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hughes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Widener
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Widener is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widener
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- DeSoto County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Booker, with the one closest to Booker listed first.
- Southhaven
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Southhaven is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southhaven
- Norfolk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Norfolk is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Walls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Walls is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
- Former name for Walls:
- Alpika
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <1>
- Glover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Glover is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Lynchburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lynchburg is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Lake Cormorant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Memphis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Memphis is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Newport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Newport is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Horn Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aldens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aldens is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldens
- De Soto Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- De Soto Village is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto Village
- Southaven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Booker, with the one closest to Booker listed first.
- Giles Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Giles Town is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Town
- Ramsey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ramsey is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Cuba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cuba is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Woodstock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Woodstock is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Hunt Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hunt Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
- Memphis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lucy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lucy is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy
- Binghampton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Binghampton is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghampton
- Millington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Spring Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Spring Lake is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Estimated population in 2014: 34,269 people
- The Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- The Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Oakville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oakville is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Tipton County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Booker, with the one closest to Booker listed first.
- Corona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Corona is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Wilkinsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wilkinsville is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsville
- Drummonds
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Munford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Atoka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Booker, see our County-by-County Page for Booker.
Cemeteries Near Booker ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Booker.
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 Booker - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Booker covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Booker, with the one closest to Booker listed first.
- Booker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Billow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cruse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Malone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Trexler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mays Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Haden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haden Cemetery
- The Haden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jenkins Cemetery
- St. Mary's Church Cemetery
- Continue List (211 more) ...
- Corinthian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
While we didn't find Booker in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Booker.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Booker, with the one closest to Booker listed first.
- Jericho
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jericho is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- James Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- James Mill is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Mill
- Lansing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lansing is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Crawfordsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vincent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vincent is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Lambethville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lambethville is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambethville
- Gilmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gilmore is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Gavin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gavin is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gavin
- Marion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Poindexter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Poindexter is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Earle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Thomas ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Thomas is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- West Memphis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Almont ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Almont is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almont
- Mound City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mound City is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Booker. See our List of 1890's Communities around Booker.
Newspapers Published in Booker ...
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 206 newspapers that have been published in the area around Booker.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Booker, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Booker.
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 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 Booker:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Crittenden County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cross County
- Lee County
- Mississippi County
- Poinsett County
- Saint Francis County
- DeSoto County
- Shelby County
- Tipton 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> | 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 Booker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Booker) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |