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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Checks Corner. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Checks Corner to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Checks Corner, 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 Checks Corner (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 Checks Corner. 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 Checks Corner ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Checks Corner: Checks Cor. (or less commonly used: Checks Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Checks Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Checks Corner may originally have been Check's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Checks Corner might be written as Check Corner.
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 ...
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.
Although our information shows that the community of Checks Corner is historic, it would have been located within present day Benton 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 Benton County: Carroll, Madison, Washington, Barry (MO), McDonald (MO), Adair (OK) & Delaware (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Checks Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Checks Corner:
- Benton County (The home county of Checks Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Checks Corner, with the one closest to Checks Corner listed first.
- Sulphur Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gravette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maysville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Rome City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rome City is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome City
- Pactolus ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pactolus is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Gallatin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gallatin is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
- Hiwasse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hiwasse is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwasse
- Decatur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cherokee City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cherokee City is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee City
- Bella Vista
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gentry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Centerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Checks Corner, with the one closest to Checks Corner listed first.
- Elm Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tontitown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Springdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- McDonald County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Checks Corner, with the one closest to Checks Corner listed first.
- Noel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Noel is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noel <3>
- South West City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ginger Blue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ginger Blue is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Blue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Lanagan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pineville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jane is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jane <3>
- Anderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Tiff City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tiff City is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff City
- Wylie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wylie is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
- Goodman
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- May
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- May is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
- Erie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Erie is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Newton County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Checks Corner, with the one closest to Checks Corner listed first.
- Seneca
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Boulder City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boulder City is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder City
- Stella
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Neosho
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Racine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Racine is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Adair County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Checks Corner, with the one closest to Checks Corner listed first.
- Watts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ballard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ballard is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Watts Community
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Watts Community is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Community
- Chewey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chewey is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewey
- Chance
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chance is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
- Craig County (OK)
- Ketchum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Delaware County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Checks Corner, with the one closest to Checks Corner listed first.
- Dodge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dodge is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
- Sycamore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Cayuga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cayuga is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grove is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,184 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove <3>
- Brush Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brush Creek is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Jay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jay is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,533 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <3>
- Colcord
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Zena
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Zena is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
- Copeland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Copeland is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Cloud Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cloud Creek is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Creek
- Dennis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dennis is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- New Eucha
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- New Eucha is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Eucha
- Mayes County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Checks Corner, with the one closest to Checks Corner listed first.
- Disney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Grand Lake Towne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Grand Lake Towne is located in Mayes County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake Towne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Langley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Spavinaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ottawa County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Checks Corner, with the one closest to Checks Corner listed first.
- Kellyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kellyville is located in Ottawa County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Wyandotte
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fairland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Afton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ottawa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ottawa is located in Ottawa County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Peoria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Peoria is located in Ottawa County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Checks Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Checks Corner.
Cemeteries Near Checks Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Checks Corner.
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 Checks Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Checks Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Checks Corner, with the one closest to Checks Corner listed first.
- Lee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wann Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Butler Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wet Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- GAR Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Petty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Georgia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Saratoga Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South West City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maysville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (222 more) ...
- Stone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Polson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Indianola 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.
While we didn't find Checks Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Checks Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Checks Corner, with the one closest to Checks Corner listed first.
- Crump ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Crump is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Beaty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Beaty is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty
- Round Top ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Round Top is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Sulphur Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Saratoga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saratoga is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Noel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Noel is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noel <3>
- South West City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nebo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nebo is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Maysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maysville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Pactolus ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pactolus is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Clementine ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clementine is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementine
- Gallatin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gallatin is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pineville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pond ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pond is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Decatur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Checks Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Checks Corner.
Newspapers Published in Checks Corner ...
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 126 newspapers that have been published in the area around Checks Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Checks Corner, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Checks Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Checks Corner:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Benton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Washington County
- McDonald County
- Newton County
- Adair County
- Craig County
- Delaware County
- Mayes County
- Ottawa 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 Checks Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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- Checks Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |