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 Carryville (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 Carryville. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Carryville is located in Clay 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 Clay County: Greene, Randolph, Butler (MO), Dunklin (MO) & Ripley (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Carryville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Carryville:
- Clay County (The home county of Carryville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carryville, with the one closest to Carryville listed first.
- Nimmons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Nimmons is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Bell City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bell City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Piggott
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greenway is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Saint Francis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pollard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rector
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- McDougal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- McDougal is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Moark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Moark is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moark
- Corning
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Knobel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Knobel is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Craighead County
- Red Onion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Red Onion is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carryville, with the one closest to Carryville listed first.
- Marmaduke
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bard
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bard is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
- Lafe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lafe is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Stonewall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Stonewall is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Oak Grove Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Heights is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
- Paragould
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
- Mississippi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carryville, with the one closest to Carryville listed first.
- Rington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rington is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rington
- Arkmo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Arkmo is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
- Gosnell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gosnell is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,066 people
- Stark City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Stark City is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark City
- Leachville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Blytheville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Butler County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carryville, with the one closest to Carryville listed first.
- Fagus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fagus is located in Butler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagus
- Qulin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Qulin is located in Butler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qulin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Oglesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oglesville is located in Butler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesville
- Broseley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Neelyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fisk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Harviell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dunklin County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carryville, with the one closest to Carryville listed first.
- White Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- White Oak is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Pine City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine City is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Sumach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sumach is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumach
- Holcomb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Kennett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Campbell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clarkton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkton is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
- Wrightsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightsville is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Tinkerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tinkerville is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkerville
- Caruth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Caruth is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruth
- Senath
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Senath is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 people
- New Madrid County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carryville, with the one closest to Carryville listed first.
- Gideon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tallapoosa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tallapoosa is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Risco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Risco is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Risco <1>
- Portageville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Parma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Parma is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Conran
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Conran is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conran
- Catron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Catron is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Point Pleasant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Point Pleasant is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Marston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pemiscot County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carryville, with the one closest to Carryville listed first.
- Peach Orchard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Peach Orchard is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Bragg City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bragg City is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Mid City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mid City is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid City
- Homestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Homestown is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Wardell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wardell is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Gobler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gobler is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobler
- North Wardell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- North Wardell is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wardell
- Pascola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pascola is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Deering
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deering is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
- Netherlands
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Netherlands is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherlands
- Braggadocio
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
- Hayti Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hayti Heights is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Stoddard County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carryville, with the one closest to Carryville listed first.
- Bernie
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- LaValle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- LaValle is located in Stoddard County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaValle
- Dudley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dudley is located in Stoddard County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Lake County (TN)
- Powells Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Powells Ferry is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,319 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Carryville, see our County-by-County Page for Carryville.
Cemeteries Near Carryville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carryville.
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 Carryville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Carryville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Carryville, with the one closest to Carryville listed first.
- Nimmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McCulley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lloyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Piggott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gregory Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sumach Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Winston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dunklin Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Marsh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (227 more) ...
- Little Flock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stanfield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfield Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stanfield Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Clarkton (MO).
- The Stanfield Cemetery has also been known as:
- Stanfield Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #31757 <2>
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 Carryville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Carryville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Carryville, with the one closest to Carryville listed first.
- White Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- White Oak is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Piggott
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sumach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sumach is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumach
- Holcomb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greenway is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Kennett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Francis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clarkton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkton is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
- Wrightsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightsville is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Campbell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pollard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rector
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Vincit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Vincit is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincit
- Crockett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Crockett is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Senath
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Senath is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Carryville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carryville.
Newspapers Published in Carryville ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carryville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carryville, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Carryville.
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 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 Carryville:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Craighead County
- Greene County
- Mississippi County
- Butler County
- Dunklin County
- New Madrid County
- Pemiscot County
- Stoddard County
- Lake 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 Carryville, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carryville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |