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 Clifty (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 Clifty. 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.
Clifty is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Johnson, Newton & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Clifty. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clifty:
- Madison County (The home county of Clifty)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clifty, with the one closest to Clifty listed first.
- Hindsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitener
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whitener is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitener
- Huntsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Marble
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marble is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
- Georgetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Wesley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Japton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Japton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japton
- Kingston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Witter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Witter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witter
- Thompson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Thompson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Crosses
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Crosses is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses
- Delaney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Delaney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
- Combs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clifty, with the one closest to Clifty listed first.
- War Eagle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- War Eagle is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle
- Lost Bridge Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lost Bridge Village is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Bridge Village
- Silver Springs ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Silver Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Puckett ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Puckett is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Prairie Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Creek is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Clantonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Clantonville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clantonville
- Garfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gateway
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bethel Heights is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,970 people
- Avoca
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Avoca is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Brightwater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brightwater is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwater
- Lowell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rogers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clifty, with the one closest to Clifty listed first.
- Alpena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Shaver ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Shaver is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clifty, with the one closest to Clifty listed first.
- Winona Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Winona Springs is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Springs
- Mundell ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mundell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundell
- Eureka Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Metalton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Metalton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metalton
- Gaskins ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gaskins is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins
- Berryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rudd
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rudd is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Holiday Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dryfork
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dryfork is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
- Urbanette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Urbanette is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbanette
- New Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Green Forest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Conway County
- Grandview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clifty, with the one closest to Clifty listed first.
- Boxley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boxley is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
- Ponca
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Compton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clifty, with the one closest to Clifty listed first.
- Spring Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Mayfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- War Eagle Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- War Eagle Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle Cove
- Blue Springs Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Blue Springs Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs Village
- Goshen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sonora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sonora is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- Springdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Harris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Harris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Elkins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Johnson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,771 people
- Durham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Durham is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Fayetteville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Barry County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clifty, with the one closest to Clifty listed first.
- Chain-O-Lakes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Chain-O-Lakes is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-O-Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Eagle Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Golden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Seligman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Seligman is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seligman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Arrow Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Arrow Point is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Emerald Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Emerald Beach is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Washburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Shell Knob
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Thompsons Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Thompsons Corner is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Corner
- Cassville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Exeter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hill City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hill City is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Stone County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clifty, with the one closest to Clifty listed first.
- Blue Eye
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lampe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clifty, see our County-by-County Page for Clifty.
Cemeteries Near Clifty ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clifty.
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 Clifty - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clifty covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clifty, with the one closest to Clifty listed first.
- Clifty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shorty Burkes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pemberton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bohannan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cannady Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Best Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Denny Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wade Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Colbaugh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (283 more) ...
- Beulah Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rambo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Austin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Clifty had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clifty, with the one closest to Clifty listed first.
- Forum
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Forum is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forum
- Hindsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockhouse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockhouse is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Spring Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Whitener
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whitener is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitener
- Winona Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Winona Springs is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Springs
- Mundell ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mundell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundell
- Huntsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Eureka Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Larue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Larue is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
- Marble
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marble is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
- Key ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Key is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Creech
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Creech is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creech
- Goshen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Junction ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Junction is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clifty. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clifty.
Newspapers Published in Clifty ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clifty.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clifty, 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 Clifty.
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 Clifty:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Boone County
- Carroll County
- Conway County
- Newton County
- Washington County
- Barry County
- Stone 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> | 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 Clifty, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Clifty) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |