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 Briark (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 Briark. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Briark 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 Briark. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Briark:
- Crittenden County (The home county of Briark)
- The following are listed by their distance from Briark, with the one closest to Briark listed first.
- Mound City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mound City is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Hulbert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hulbert is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert
- West Memphis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Amanca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Amanca is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanca
- James Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- James Mill is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Mill
- Edmondson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Edmondson is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Jericho
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Clarkedale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clarkedale is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Crawfordsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Anthonyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Anthonyville is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Proctor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Briark, with the one closest to Briark listed first.
- Parkin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Twist
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Twist is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twist
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Briark, with the one closest to Briark listed first.
- Bledsoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bledsoe is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Winona ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Winona is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Peters
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peters is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Mississippi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Briark, with the one closest to Briark listed first.
- Birdsong
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Birdsong is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Frenchmans Bayou
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Frenchmans Bayou is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmans Bayou
- Denwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Denwood is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denwood
- Joiner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Joiner is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Bardstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bardstown is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown
- Bassett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bassett is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Whitton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Whitton is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitton
- Wilson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wilson is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
- Dyess
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Poinsett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Briark, with the one closest to Briark listed first.
- Black Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Black Oak is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Tyronza
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Francis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Briark, with the one closest to Briark listed first.
- Heth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hughes
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rawlinson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rawlinson is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlinson
- DeSoto County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Briark, with the one closest to Briark listed first.
- Southhaven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Southhaven is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southhaven
- Lynchburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lynchburg is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Walls
(13 miles [20.9 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>
- Horn Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Norfolk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Norfolk is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Aldens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Aldens is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldens
- Glover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Glover is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- De Soto Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- De Soto Village is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto Village
- Southaven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Cormorant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Memphis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Memphis is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Newport
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Newport is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Nesbit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Marshall County (MS)
- Barton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barton is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Tate County (MS)
- Arkabutla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Arkabutla is located in Tate County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkabutla
- Tunica County (MS)
- Banks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Banks is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Fayette County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Briark, with the one closest to Briark listed first.
- Piperton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Piperton is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piperton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
- Canadaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Canadaville is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadaville
- Shelby County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Briark, with the one closest to Briark listed first.
- Memphis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hunt Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hunt Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
- Binghampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Binghampton is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghampton
- The Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Ramsey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsey is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Woodstock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodstock is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Oakville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakville is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Giles Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Giles Town is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Town
- Parkway Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Parkway Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
- Lucy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lucy is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy
- Spring Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Lake is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Estimated population in 2014: 34,269 people
- Capleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Capleville is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capleville
- Cuba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cuba is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Tipton County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Briark, with the one closest to Briark listed first.
- Corona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Corona is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Wilkinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkinsville is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsville
- Drummonds
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Atoka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Munford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Idaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Idaville is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Briark, see our County-by-County Page for Briark.
Cemeteries Near Briark ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Briark.
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 Briark - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Briark covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Briark, with the one closest to Briark listed first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Temple Israel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Son of Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (288 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Briark in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Briark.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Briark, with the one closest to Briark listed first.
- Hopefield ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hopefield is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopefield
- Almont ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Almont is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almont
- Hulbert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hulbert is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert
- Mound City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mound City is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Memphis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Memphis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Riceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Riceville is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gavin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gavin is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gavin
- Buntyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Buntyn is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buntyn
- Frayser
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Frayser is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frayser
- Whitehaven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehaven is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehaven
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bellevue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bellevue is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- James Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- James Mill is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Mill
- Lake View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lake View is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Briark. See our List of 1890's Communities around Briark.
Newspapers Published in Briark ...
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 212 newspapers that have been published in the area around Briark.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Briark, 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 Briark.
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 Briark:
- 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
- Marshall County
- Tate County
- Tunica County
- Fayette 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> | 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 Briark, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Briark) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |