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 Cannongate Addition (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 Cannongate Addition. 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 southeast 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 south.
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 south 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.
Cannongate Addition is located in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County: Faulkner, Grant, Jefferson, Lonoke, Perry & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Cannongate Addition. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cannongate Addition:
- Pulaski County (The home county of Cannongate Addition)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannongate Addition, with the one closest to Cannongate Addition listed first.
- Jacksonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gravel Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Sherwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- McAlmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- McAlmont is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlmont
- Booker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Booker is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- Argenta ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Argenta is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
- Rose City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rose City is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
- Marche
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marche is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marche
- North Little Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willowdale ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Willowdale is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Cammack Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cammack Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammack Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannongate Addition, with the one closest to Cannongate Addition listed first.
- Quitman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Yuba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Yuba is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Conway County
- Menifee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannongate Addition, with the one closest to Cannongate Addition listed first.
- Otto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Otto is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Vilonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beryl
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beryl is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl
- Hamlet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Enola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Enola is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Holland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Mount Vernon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Mayflower
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Preston
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Conway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Centerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Greenbrier
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lonoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannongate Addition, with the one closest to Cannongate Addition listed first.
- Cabot
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Austin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Austin is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
- Parnell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parnell is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Ward
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Lonoke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sisemore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sisemore is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisemore
- Bayou Meto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bayou Meto is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- McCreanor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- McCreanor is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCreanor
- Cobbs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cobbs is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Carlisle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Keo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannongate Addition, with the one closest to Cannongate Addition listed first.
- Little Italy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Little Italy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Toad Suck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Toad Suck is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Fourche
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fourche is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Bigelow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Prairie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannongate Addition, with the one closest to Cannongate Addition listed first.
- Hickory Plains
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hickory Plains is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Plains
- Screeton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Screeton is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screeton
- Cuneo ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cuneo is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuneo
- Saline County
- Shannon Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannongate Addition, with the one closest to Cannongate Addition listed first.
- El Paso
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Beebe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Floyd
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Floyd is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Romance
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- McRae
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- McRae is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- Garner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Bud
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Center Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Center Hill is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Walker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walker is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Higginson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Higginson is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Griffithville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Griffithville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Searcy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cannongate Addition, see our County-by-County Page for Cannongate Addition.
Cemeteries Near Cannongate Addition ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cannongate Addition.
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 Cannongate Addition - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cannongate Addition covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cannongate Addition, with the one closest to Cannongate Addition listed first.
- Concord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mountain Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shurley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Birmingham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bayou Meto Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Evans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sixteenth Section Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Duncan Gap Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (239 more) ...
- Red Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Nelson Confederate Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Cannongate Addition in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cannongate Addition.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cannongate Addition, with the one closest to Cannongate Addition listed first.
- Warsaw
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Warsaw is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Holland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holland is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Olmstead
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Olmstead is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Cabot
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Otto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Otto is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Jacksonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Parnell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parnell is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Austin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Austin is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
- Cato
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cato is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Ward
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vilonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- El Paso
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- McAlmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- McAlmont is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlmont
- Galloway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Galloway is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway
- Kerr
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kerr is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cannongate Addition. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cannongate Addition.
Newspapers Published in Cannongate Addition ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cannongate Addition.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cannongate Addition, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cannongate Addition.
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 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 Cannongate Addition:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Pulaski County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Conway County
- Faulkner County
- Lonoke County
- Perry County
- Prairie County
- Saline County
- White 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 Cannongate Addition, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Cannongate Addition) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |