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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Britt. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Britt to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Britt, please Contact Us.
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 Britt (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 Britt. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Britt is historic, it would have been located within present day Clark 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 Clark County: Dallas, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Nevada, Ouachita & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Britt. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Britt:
- Clark County (The home county of Britt)
- The following are listed by their distance from Britt, with the one closest to Britt listed first.
- Beirne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Beirne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beirne
- Gurdon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whelen Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Whelen Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelen Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Okolona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Curtis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Curtis is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Gum Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Vaden
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Vaden is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaden
- Arkadelphia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Griffithtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Griffithtown is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithtown
- Caddo Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Caddo Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Joan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Joan is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joan
- Alpine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Alpine is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Amity
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Amity is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Britt, with the one closest to Britt listed first.
- Sparkman
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sparkman is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Dalark
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dalark is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalark
- Manning
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Manning is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Hempstead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Britt, with the one closest to Britt listed first.
- Blevins
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Blevins is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Centerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Perrytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Perrytown is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- McCaskill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- McCaskill is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Oakhaven
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oakhaven is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Shover Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Shover Springs is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shover Springs
- Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Washington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ozan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ozan is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Clow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Clow is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clow
- Doyle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Doyle is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Tokio
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tokio is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
- Patmos
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Patmos is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Hot Spring County
- The following are listed by their distance from Britt, with the one closest to Britt listed first.
- Friendship
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Bismarck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Midway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Nevada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Britt, with the one closest to Britt listed first.
- Boughton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Boughton is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boughton
- Prescott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Laneburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Laneburg is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneburg
- Zama ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Zama is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zama
- Emmet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emmet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Cale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cale is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Rosston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rosston is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Bodcaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bodcaw is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Willisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Willisville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Ouachita County
- The following are listed by their distance from Britt, with the one closest to Britt listed first.
- Reader
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reader is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reader
- Chidester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chidester is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chidester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Wyloe ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wyloe is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyloe
- Bragg City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bragg City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
- Lufra ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lufra is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufra
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Britt, with the one closest to Britt listed first.
- Piney Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Antoine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Antoine is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antoine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Bowen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bowen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Pisgah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Delight
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Billstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Billstown is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billstown
- Pike City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pike City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Kimberley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kimberley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberley
- Roy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Roy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
- Murfreesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Moriah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Moriah is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Britt, see our County-by-County Page for Britt.
Cemeteries Near Britt ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Britt.
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 Britt - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Britt covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Britt, with the one closest to Britt listed first.
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Springhill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rome Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Rome Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Washington Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Buchanan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sweet Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rose Hedge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (208 more) ...
- Craven Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rawles Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Smyrna Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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.
While we didn't find Britt in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Britt.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Britt, with the one closest to Britt listed first.
- Beirne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Beirne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beirne
- Boughton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Boughton is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boughton
- Gurdon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whelen Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Whelen Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelen Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Prescott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Smithton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Smithton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
- Dobyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dobyville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobyville
- Lackland ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lackland is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackland
- Okolona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Curtis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Curtis is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Arcadia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Arcadia is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Bluff City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sayre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sayre is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
- Garlandville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Garlandville is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandville
- Laneburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Laneburg is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Britt. See our List of 1890's Communities around Britt.
Newspapers Published in Britt ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Britt.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Britt, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Britt.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Britt:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Clark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dallas County
- Hempstead County
- Hot Spring County
- Nevada County
- Ouachita County
- Pike County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Britt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Britt) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |