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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Chant. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Chant to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Chant, please Contact Us.
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 Chant (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 Chant. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Chant is historic, it would have been located within present day Scott 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 Scott County: Logan, Montgomery, Polk, Sebastian, Yell & Le Flore (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Chant. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chant:
- Scott County (The home county of Chant)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chant, with the one closest to Chant listed first.
- Y City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Y City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Y City
- Boles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gate ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gate is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate
- Parks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Parks is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
- Waldron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Winfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Cardiff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cardiff is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Harvey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harvey is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Little Texas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Little Texas is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Nebraska ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nebraska is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
- Bates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bates is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chant, with the one closest to Chant listed first.
- Athens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mineola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mineola is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chant, with the one closest to Chant listed first.
- Lucas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lucas is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Golden City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Golden City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden City
- Carolan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Carolan is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolan
- Booneville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chant, with the one closest to Chant listed first.
- Oden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Whitetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whitetown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Pencil Bluff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sims
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sims is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Cox Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cox Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Spring
- Black Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Black Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Mount Ida
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Norman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chant, with the one closest to Chant listed first.
- Board Camp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Board Camp is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Camp
- Mena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rich Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rich Mountain is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
- Dallas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dallas is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Potter Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Potter Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Junction
- Big Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Big Fork is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Fork
- Potter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Potter is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Mountain Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mountain Fork is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Fork
- Hatfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vandervoort
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vandervoort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandervoort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Sebastian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chant, with the one closest to Chant listed first.
- Mansfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Frog Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Frog Town is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Town
- Hartford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
- Midland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Midland is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chant, with the one closest to Chant listed first.
- Gravelly
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gravelly is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly
- Chula
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Chula is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Bluffton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bluffton is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Waltreak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waltreak is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltreak
- Le Flore County (OK)
- Monroe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chant, see our County-by-County Page for Chant.
Cemeteries Near Chant ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chant.
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 Chant - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chant covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chant, with the one closest to Chant listed first.
- Chant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Countiss Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Needmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Foran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lyons Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Parks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jameson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whisenhunt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (208 more) ...
- Duncan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pearson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Slover Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.
While we didn't find Chant in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chant.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chant, with the one closest to Chant listed first.
- Boles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gate ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gate is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate
- Parks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Parks is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
- Buck Knob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Buck Knob is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Knob
- Blansett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blansett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blansett
- Waldron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ink
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ink is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ink
- Winfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Cedar Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cedar Creek is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Green Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Green Ridge is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Board Camp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Board Camp is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Camp
- Rich Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rich Mountain is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cardiff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cardiff is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Brawley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brawley is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brawley
- Dallas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dallas is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chant. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chant.
Newspapers Published in Chant ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chant.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chant, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chant.
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 Chant:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Scott County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Howard County
- Logan County
- Montgomery County
- Polk County
- Sebastian County
- Yell County
- Le Flore County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Chant, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chant) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |