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 Careyville Landing (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 Careyville Landing. 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 Careyville Landing ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Careyville Landing: Careyville Lndg. (or less commonly used: Careyville Lndng.)
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/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 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/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Careyville Landing 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 Careyville Landing. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Careyville Landing:
- Union County (The home county of Careyville Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Careyville Landing, with the one closest to Careyville Landing listed first.
- Strong
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Urbana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Urbana is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- Lapile
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lapile is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapile
- Lawson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawson is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Crain City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Crain City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain City
- Perdue City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Perdue City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue City
- Bolding
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bolding is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolding
- Calion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Calion is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
- Felsenthal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Felsenthal is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felsenthal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Huttig
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huttig is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huttig
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- El Dorado
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Norphlet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Norphlet is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norphlet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
- Sandy Land
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sandy Land is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Land
- Ashley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Careyville Landing, with the one closest to Careyville Landing listed first.
- West Crossett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Crossett is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Crossett
- North Crossett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- North Crossett is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crossett
- Crossett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Meridian
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Meridian is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Fountain Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Hamburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Elon ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elon is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Careyville Landing, with the one closest to Careyville Landing listed first.
- Moro Bay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moro Bay is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro Bay
- Sturgis ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sturgis is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
- Jersey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Blanchton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Blanchton is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchton
- Ingalls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ingalls is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
- Gravelridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gravelridge is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelridge
- Hermitage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Farmville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Farmville is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Lanark
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lanark is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
- Johnsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsville is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Long View Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Long View Ferry is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View Ferry
- Banks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Banks is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Sumpter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sumpter is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Careyville Landing, with the one closest to Careyville Landing listed first.
- Harrell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Harrell is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Hampton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tinsman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Tinsman is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Drew County
- Lacey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lacey is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Ouachita County
- The following are listed by their distance from Careyville Landing, with the one closest to Careyville Landing listed first.
- Joyce City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Joyce City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce City
- Louann
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Louann is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louann
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Junction City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Junction City is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Union Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Careyville Landing, with the one closest to Careyville Landing listed first.
- Oakland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Truxno
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Truxno is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxno
- Marion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Spearsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Careyville Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Careyville Landing.
Cemeteries Near Careyville Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Careyville Landing.
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 Careyville Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Careyville Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Careyville Landing, with the one closest to Careyville Landing listed first.
- Poole Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oakd Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wallace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Green Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New London Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Poole Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Marsden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hilo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tatum Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cathey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (246 more) ...
- George Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Miller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<2>
While we didn't find Careyville Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Careyville Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Careyville Landing, with the one closest to Careyville Landing listed first.
- Moro Bay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moro Bay is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro Bay
- New London
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New London is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Marsden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marsden is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsden
- Sturgis ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sturgis is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
- Lapile
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lapile is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapile
- Jersey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Blanchton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Blanchton is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchton
- Ingalls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ingalls is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
- Champagnolle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Champagnolle is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champagnolle
- Gravelridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gravelridge is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelridge
- Hillsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Simpson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Summerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Summerville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Oakland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Johnsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsville is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Careyville Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Careyville Landing.
Newspapers Published in Careyville Landing ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Careyville Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Careyville Landing, 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 Careyville Landing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Careyville Landing:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Union County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashley County
- Bradley County
- Calhoun County
- Drew 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> | 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 Careyville Landing, 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' (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- Careyville Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |