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 Case (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 Case. 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 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.
Case is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Clay, Craighead, Lawrence, Randolph & Dunklin (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Case. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Case:
- Greene County (The home county of Case)
- The following are listed by their distance from Case, with the one closest to Case listed first.
- Delaplaine
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Delaplaine is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaplaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Beech Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
- Stonewall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stonewall is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Light
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Light is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Crowley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crowley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
- Walcott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Walcott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Lafe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lafe is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Oak Grove Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Finch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Finch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
- Pine Knot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Knot is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot
- Paragould
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Marmaduke
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bard is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Case, with the one closest to Case listed first.
- Peach Orchard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Peach Orchard is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Knobel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Knobel is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Datto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Datto is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Datto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Corning
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Success
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Success is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Current View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Current View is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
- Moark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Moark is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moark
- McDougal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- McDougal is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Rector
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Greenway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Greenway is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Pollard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Craighead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Case, with the one closest to Case listed first.
- Bono
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Philadelphia
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Philadelphia is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Brookland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lake View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake View is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Red Onion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red Onion is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
- Cash
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cash is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Case, with the one closest to Case listed first.
- College City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- College City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
- Estimated population in 2016: 506 people
- Walnut Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hoxie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sedgwick
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Portia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Black Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Minturn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Minturn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Powhatan
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Imboden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Annieville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Annieville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annieville
- Ravenden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Alicia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alicia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Case, with the one closest to Case listed first.
- O'Kean
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- O'Kean is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Kean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Serene
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Serene is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serene
- Biggers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Biggers is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Reyno
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Reyno is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Former names for Reyno:
- Cherokee Bay
- Esselwood
- Needmore
- Peru
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peru is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Skaggs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Skaggs is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs
- Manson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Manson is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Brockett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brockett is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockett
- Pocahontas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pocahontas is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,371 people
- Former names for Pocahontas:
- Bettis Bluff
- Betts Bluff
- Pokakhontas
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <1>
- Attica
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Attica is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Maynard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maynard is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Birdell
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Birdell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
- Eleven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Eleven is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven
- Butler County (MO)
- Neelyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dunklin County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Case, with the one closest to Case listed first.
- Cockrum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cockrum is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrum
- Cardwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red Onion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red Onion is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
- Arbyrd
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Arbyrd is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbyrd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Ripley County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Case, with the one closest to Case listed first.
- Current View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Current View is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
- Naylor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Naylor is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Oxly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Oxly is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxly
- Doniphan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ponder
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ponder is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponder
- Gamburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gamburg is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Case, see our County-by-County Page for Case.
Cemeteries Near Case ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Case.
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 Case - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Case covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Case, with the one closest to Case listed first.
- Bonds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Albrite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Serge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pirtle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dunn B. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn B. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dunn B. Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Pocahontas.
- The Dunn B. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dunn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53747 <2>
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sharum Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharum Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sharum Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southeast of Pocahontas.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56235 <2>
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lawnbird Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Lawnbird Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnbird Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lawnbird Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Biggers.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54699 <2>
- Continue List (335 more) ...
- Luttrell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson - McIlroy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brimmage Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Brimmage Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimmage Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brimmage Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Biggers.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53191 <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.<4>
While we didn't find Case in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Case.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Case, with the one closest to Case listed first.
- O'Kean
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- O'Kean is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Kean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Peach Orchard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Peach Orchard is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Reyno
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Reyno is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Former names for Reyno:
- Cherokee Bay
- Esselwood
- Needmore
- Peru
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peru is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Stonewall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stonewall is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Knobel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Knobel is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Murta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Murta is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murta
- Crowley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crowley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
- Walcott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Walcott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Gainesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gainesville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Brockett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brockett is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockett
- Pocahontas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pocahontas is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,371 people
- Former names for Pocahontas:
- Bettis Bluff
- Betts Bluff
- Pokakhontas
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <1>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Walnut Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Finch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Finch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
- Corning
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Case. See our List of 1890's Communities around Case.
Newspapers Published in Case ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Case.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Case, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Case.
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 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 Case:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Craighead County
- Lawrence County
- Randolph County
- Butler County
- Dunklin County
- Ripley 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Case) 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 Case, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |