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 Cairo (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 Cairo. 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/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
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/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Cairo is located in Union 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 Union County: Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Columbia, Ouachita, Claiborne (LA), Morehouse (LA) & Union (LA).
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Cairo. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cairo:
- Union County (The home county of Cairo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cairo, with the one closest to Cairo listed first.
- Lisbon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lisbon is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Dumas City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dumas City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas City
- Mount Holly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- El Dorado
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sandy Land
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Land is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Land
- Smackover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Norphlet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Norphlet is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norphlet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
- Scotland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Scotland is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Dodge City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dodge City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Junction City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Junction City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blanchard Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Springs
- Perdue City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Perdue City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue City
- Calion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Calion is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
- Bradley County
- Moro Bay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Moro Bay is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro Bay
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cairo, with the one closest to Cairo listed first.
- Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Village is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village
- Calhoun
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Calhoun is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Milner ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Milner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Emerson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Emerson is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- McNeil
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- College Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- College Hill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
- Horsehead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Horsehead is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Macedonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Macedonia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Philadelphia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Philadelphia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Waldo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Western
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Western is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
- Ouachita County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cairo, with the one closest to Cairo listed first.
- Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Louann
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Louann is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louann
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Pace City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pace City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace City
- Joyce City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Joyce City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce City
- Stephens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cullendale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cullendale is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullendale
- Lufra ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lufra is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufra
- Camden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- East Camden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- East Camden is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Camden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Vanduzer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Vanduzer is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanduzer
- Claiborne Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cairo, with the one closest to Cairo listed first.
- Junction City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Junction City is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Wards Mill ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wards Mill is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Mill
- Gordon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Summerfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Haynesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Weldon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Weldon is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Lisbon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dykesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dykesville is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykesville
- Arizona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Arizona is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona
- Union Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cairo, with the one closest to Cairo listed first.
- Lillie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Spearsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pisgah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pisgah is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Cane Ridge ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cane Ridge is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Ridge
- Bernice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cairo, see our County-by-County Page for Cairo.
Cemeteries Near Cairo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cairo.
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 Cairo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cairo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cairo, with the one closest to Cairo listed first.
- Friendship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Renia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lisbon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marysville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Willie Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Willie Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Willie Baptist Church Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southwest of El Dorado.
- The Mt. Willie Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Willie Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55243 <3>
- Carroll Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (284 more) ...
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Coulter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 Cairo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cairo.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cairo, with the one closest to Cairo listed first.
- Shuler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shuler is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuler
- Lisbon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lisbon is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Mount Holly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spotville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Spotville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spotville
- Three Creeks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Three Creeks is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Creeks
- Wesson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wesson is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson
- El Dorado
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Village is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village
- Atlanta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Atlanta is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Cornie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cornie is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornie
- Laughlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Laughlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Caledonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Caledonia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Elliott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Elliott is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Calhoun
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Calhoun is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cairo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cairo.
Newspapers Published in Cairo ...
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 Cairo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cairo, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cairo.
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 Cairo:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Union County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradley County
- Columbia County
- Ouachita County
- Claiborne Parish
- Union Parish
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cairo) 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 Cairo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |