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 Brannon (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 Brannon. 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.
Brannon is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Johnson, Newton & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Brannon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brannon:
- Madison County (The home county of Brannon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brannon, with the one closest to Brannon listed first.
- Delaney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Delaney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
- Crosses
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crosses is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses
- Combs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Thompson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Thompson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Brashears
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brashears is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashears
- Saint Paul
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Paul is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Japton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Japton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japton
- Georgetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Dutton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dutton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Wesley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wesley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Pettigrew
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Witter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Witter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witter
- Boston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Boston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Benton County
- Bethel Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bethel Heights is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,970 people
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brannon, with the one closest to Brannon listed first.
- Bidville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bidville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidville
- Winfrey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Winfrey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfrey
- Locke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Locke is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
- Chester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mountainburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Anna ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Anna is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Mulberry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dyer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Creek is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek
- Stop ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Stop is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
- Natural Dam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rudy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rudy is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Alma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brannon, with the one closest to Brannon listed first.
- Cass
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cass is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
- Cravens
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cravens is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
- Watalula
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Watalula is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watalula
- Mountain Top
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Top is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Felkner Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Felkner Town is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felkner Town
- White Oak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- White Oak is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Ozark
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Webb City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Webb City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
- Wiederkehr Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wiederkehr Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiederkehr Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Cecil
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cecil is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Altus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Denning
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Denning is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Alix
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alix is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alix
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brannon, with the one closest to Brannon listed first.
- Linville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Linville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Batson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Batson is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
- Oark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Smeadley ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smeadley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smeadley
- Harmony
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Coal Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Pine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Pine is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Ozone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brannon, with the one closest to Brannon listed first.
- Hazel Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hazel Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Valley
- Durham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Durham is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Brentwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brentwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Winslow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sulphur City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Elkins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Harris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Harris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- West Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
- Onda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Onda is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onda
- Goshen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fayette Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Junction
- Strickler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Strickler is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickler
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brannon, see our County-by-County Page for Brannon.
Cemeteries Near Brannon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brannon.
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 Brannon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brannon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brannon, with the one closest to Brannon listed first.
- Stringum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Terry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Temple Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bidville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Van Brunt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Brunt Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Van Brunt Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the south of Combs.
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mill Creek Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Combs.
- Combs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Combs Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Combs.
- Phillips Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burrell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shumate Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (327 more) ...
- Brashears Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brashears Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greasy Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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 Brannon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brannon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brannon, with the one closest to Brannon listed first.
- Patrick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Patrick is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Delaney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Delaney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
- Hazel Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hazel Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Valley
- Sunset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sunset is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Crosses
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crosses is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses
- Bidville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bidville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidville
- Combs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Thompson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Thompson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Arnett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arnett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
- Durham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Durham is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Brentwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brentwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Saint Paul
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Paul is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Winslow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cass
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cass is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
- Sulphur City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brannon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brannon.
Newspapers Published in Brannon ...
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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brannon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brannon, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brannon.
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 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 Brannon:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Crawford County
- Franklin County
- Johnson County
- Washington 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brannon) 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 Brannon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |