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 Cannon Creek (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 Cannon Creek. 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.
Name Variations for Cannon Creek ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Cannon Creek: Cannon Crk. (or less commonly used: Cannon Ck. or Cannon Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cannon Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cannon Creek.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Cannon Creek 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 Cannon Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cannon Creek:
- Madison County (The home county of Cannon Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannon Creek, with the one closest to Cannon Creek listed first.
- Thompson
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Thompson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Crosses
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crosses is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses
- Delaney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Delaney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
- Combs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wesley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Japton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Japton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japton
- Brashears
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brashears is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashears
- Saint Paul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paul is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Witter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Witter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witter
- Dutton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dutton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Whitener
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Whitener is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitener
- Hindsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannon Creek, with the one closest to Cannon Creek listed first.
- Bethel Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Heights is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,970 people
- War Eagle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- War Eagle is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle
- Silver Springs ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Silver Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Lowell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,737 people
- Prairie Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Prairie Creek is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Carroll County
- Dryfork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dryfork is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannon Creek, with the one closest to Cannon Creek listed first.
- Bidville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bidville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidville
- Winfrey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Winfrey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfrey
- Locke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Locke is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
- Chester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Anna ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Anna is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Mountainburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Creek is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek
- Mulberry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Stop ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stop is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
- Dyer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Natural Dam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannon Creek, with the one closest to Cannon Creek listed first.
- Cass
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cass is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
- Mountain Top
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Top is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Watalula
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Watalula is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watalula
- Cravens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cravens is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
- Felkner Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Felkner Town is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felkner Town
- White Oak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- White Oak is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Ozark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Webb City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Webb City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
- Wiederkehr Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wiederkehr Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiederkehr Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannon Creek, with the one closest to Cannon Creek listed first.
- Linville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Linville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Batson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Batson is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
- Oark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newton County
- Boxley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Boxley is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannon Creek, with the one closest to Cannon Creek listed first.
- Durham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Durham is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Hazel Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hazel Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Valley
- Elkins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Brentwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brentwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Harris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Winslow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Goshen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Greenland
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Mayfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mayfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Fayette Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Junction
- Fayetteville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cannon Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Cannon Creek.
Cemeteries Near Cannon Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cannon Creek.
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 Cannon Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cannon Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cannon Creek, with the one closest to Cannon Creek listed first.
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shumate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pinnacle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dunaway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Parker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (302 more) ...
- Richardson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Combs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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.
- Ledbetter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Cannon Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cannon Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cannon Creek, with the one closest to Cannon Creek listed first.
- Thompson
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Thompson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Crosses
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crosses is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses
- Durham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Durham is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Hazel Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hazel Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Valley
- Delaney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Delaney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
- Patrick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Patrick is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Arnett
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Arnett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
- Sunset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Combs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elkins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Wesley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wesley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Brentwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brentwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Drakes Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Drakes Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Creek
- Harris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cannon Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cannon Creek.
Newspapers Published in Cannon Creek ...
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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cannon Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cannon Creek, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cannon Creek.
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 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 Cannon Creek:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Carroll County
- Crawford County
- Franklin County
- Johnson County
- Newton 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> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Cannon Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Cannon Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |