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 Childress (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 Childress. 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 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.
Childress is located in Craighead 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 Craighead County: Greene, Jackson, Lawrence, Mississippi, Poinsett & Dunklin (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Childress. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Childress:
- Craighead County (The home county of Childress)
- The following are listed by their distance from Childress, with the one closest to Childress listed first.
- Red Onion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Red Onion is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
- Monette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lake View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake View is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Black Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Black Oak is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Lake City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brookland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Caraway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bay is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay <1>
- Philadelphia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Philadelphia is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Jonesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bono
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Childress, with the one closest to Childress listed first.
- Rector
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bell City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bell City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Greenway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Greenway is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Nimmons
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nimmons is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Knobel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Knobel is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Peach Orchard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Peach Orchard is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Piggott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Childress, with the one closest to Childress listed first.
- Bard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bard is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
- Paragould
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Pine Knot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pine Knot is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot
- Marmaduke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Finch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Finch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
- Crowley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crowley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
- Lafe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lafe is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Walcott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Walcott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Beech Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
- Stonewall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stonewall is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Light
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Light is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Lawrence County
- Sedgwick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mississippi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Childress, with the one closest to Childress listed first.
- Leachville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Arkmo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Arkmo is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
- Rington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rington is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rington
- Manila
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stark City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stark City is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark City
- Etowah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Etowah is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Carroll's Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll's Corner is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll's Corner
- Carroll's Corner has also been known as:
- Little River
- Dell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dell is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- West Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- West Ridge is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ridge
- Gosnell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gosnell is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,066 people
- Athelstan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Athelstan is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
- Victoria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Victoria is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Poinsett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Childress, with the one closest to Childress listed first.
- Rivervale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rivervale is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivervale
- Trumann
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hatchie Coon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hatchie Coon is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Coon
- Lepanto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Alto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Alto is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Marked Tree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Greenfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Randolph County
- O'Kean
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- O'Kean is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Kean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Dunklin County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Childress, with the one closest to Childress listed first.
- Red Onion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Red Onion is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
- Cockrum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cockrum is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrum
- Arkmo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Arkmo is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
- Cardwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arbyrd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arbyrd is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbyrd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Rington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rington is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rington
- Hornersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hornersville is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Senath
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Senath is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 people
- Cotton Plant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Plant is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
- Caruth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Caruth is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruth
- Rives
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rives is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Kennett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pemiscot County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Childress, with the one closest to Childress listed first.
- Gobler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gobler is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobler
- Holland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Holland is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Steele
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cooter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Deering
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deering is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Childress, see our County-by-County Page for Childress.
Cemeteries Near Childress ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Childress.
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 Childress - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Childress covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Childress, with the one closest to Childress listed first.
- Macy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Parsons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cochran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Leachville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Leachville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Leachville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #303437 <2>
- Coffman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Burrow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parsell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Upper Cane Island Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Silverdale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Cane Island Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Horners Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (222 more) ...
- Linwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake City Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Childress in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Childress.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Childress, with the one closest to Childress listed first.
- Macey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Macey is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macey
- Cockrum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cockrum is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrum
- Bard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bard is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
- Paragould
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Lake City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mangrum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mangrum is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangrum
- Halliday
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Halliday is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halliday
- Brookland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hornersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hornersville is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Nesbit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nesbit is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbit
- Senath
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Senath is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Marmaduke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cotton Plant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Plant is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
- Gainesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gainesville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Childress. See our List of 1890's Communities around Childress.
Newspapers Published in Childress ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Childress.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Childress, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Childress.
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 Childress:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Craighead County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Greene County
- Lawrence County
- Mississippi County
- Poinsett County
- Randolph County
- Dunklin County
- Pemiscot 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 Childress, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Childress) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |