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 Bruins (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 Bruins. 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 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.
Bruins 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 Bruins. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bruins:
- Crittenden County (The home county of Bruins)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bruins, with the one closest to Bruins listed first.
- Seyppel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Seyppel is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyppel
- Horseshoe Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Horseshoe Lake is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Pinckney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pinckney is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney
- Anthonyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- 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 north)
- Edmondson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Edmondson is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Amanca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Amanca is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanca
- Jennette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jennette is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Hulbert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hulbert is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert
- West Memphis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crawfordsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Marion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mound City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mound City is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Cross County
- Parkin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bruins, with the one closest to Bruins listed first.
- Peters
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peters is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Bledsoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bledsoe is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Winona ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Winona is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Brickeys
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brickeys is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
- Phillips Bayou
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Phillips Bayou is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Bayou
- Haynes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Haynes is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Marianna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Felton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Felton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton
- LaGrange
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- LaGrange is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Phillips County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bruins, with the one closest to Bruins listed first.
- Helena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Helena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Helena - West Helena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Helena - West Helena is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
- Huma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huma is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huma
- Latour
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Latour is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
- Lexa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Francis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bruins, with the one closest to Bruins listed first.
- Hughes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rawlinson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rawlinson is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlinson
- Heth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Widener
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Widener is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widener
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Madison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bonair
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bonair is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
- Forrest City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Caldwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Colt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Colt is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colt <1>
- Coahoma County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bruins, with the one closest to Bruins listed first.
- Powell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Powell is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Lula
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lula is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lula <1>
- DeSoto County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bruins, with the one closest to Bruins listed first.
- Newport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Lake Cormorant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Norfolk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Norfolk is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Memphis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Memphis is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Glover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Glover is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Eudora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Eudora is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Walls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Cub Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cub Lake is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Lake
- Southhaven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Southhaven is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southhaven
- Lynchburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lynchburg is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Aldens
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Aldens is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldens
- Horn Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Nesbit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Panola County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bruins, with the one closest to Bruins listed first.
- Askew
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Askew is located in Panola County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew
- Crenshaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Longtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Longtown is located in Panola County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Tate County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bruins, with the one closest to Bruins listed first.
- Arkabutla
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Arkabutla is located in Tate County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkabutla
- Goode
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Goode is located in Tate County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode
- Coldwater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Senatobia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch is located in Tate County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Tunica County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bruins, with the one closest to Bruins listed first.
- Banks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Banks is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Mhoon Landing ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mhoon Landing is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoon Landing
- North Tunica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- North Tunica is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tunica
- Tunica
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Austin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Austin is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Evansville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Peyton ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Peyton is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton
- Clayton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Clayton is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Shelby County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bruins, with the one closest to Bruins listed first.
- Hunt Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hunt Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
- Memphis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakville is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Capleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Capleville is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capleville
- Parkway Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Parkway Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
- Binghampton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Binghampton is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghampton
- The Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bruins, see our County-by-County Page for Bruins.
Cemeteries Near Bruins ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bruins.
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 Bruins - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bruins covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bruins, with the one closest to Bruins listed first.
- Happy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rodgers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Morning Star Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Peters Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rainey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (249 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shepherd Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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 Bruins in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bruins.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bruins, with the one closest to Bruins listed first.
- Seyppel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Seyppel is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyppel
- Commerce
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Commerce is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Penton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Penton is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Robinsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Robinsonville is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Bowdre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bowdre is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdre
- Pinckney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pinckney is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney
- Lake Cormorant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Norfolk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Norfolk is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Peters
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peters is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Hollywood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hollywood is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Bledsoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bledsoe is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Glover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Glover is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Eudora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Eudora is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Walls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Askew ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Askew is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bruins. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bruins.
Newspapers Published in Bruins ...
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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bruins.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bruins, 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 Bruins.
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 Bruins:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Crittenden County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cross County
- Lee County
- Phillips County
- Saint Francis County
- Coahoma County
- DeSoto County
- Panola County
- Tate County
- Tunica County
- Shelby 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 Bruins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Bruins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |