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 Cole Ridge (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 Cole Ridge. 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 Cole Ridge ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Cole Ridge: Cole Rdg. (or less commonly used: Cole Rdge. or Cole Ridg.)
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Cole Ridge is located in Mississippi 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 Mississippi County: Craighead, Crittenden, Poinsett, Dunklin (MO), Pemiscot (MO), Dyer (TN), Lauderdale (TN) & Tipton (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Cole Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cole Ridge:
- Mississippi County (The home county of Cole Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole Ridge, with the one closest to Cole Ridge listed first.
- Dell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dell is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Burdette
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burdette is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Stark City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stark City is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark City
- Victoria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Victoria is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Blytheville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Luxora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Luxora is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
- Gosnell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gosnell is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,066 people
- Osceola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Manila
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Armorel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Armorel is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armorel
- Carroll's Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Keiser
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Keiser is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keiser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
- Barfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Barfield is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Craighead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole Ridge, with the one closest to Cole Ridge listed first.
- Caraway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Monette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Black Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Black Oak is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Red Onion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Red Onion is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
- Lake City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lake View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lake View is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Greene County
- Bard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bard is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
- Poinsett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole Ridge, with the one closest to Cole Ridge listed first.
- Rivervale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rivervale is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivervale
- Lepanto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Alto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alto is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Dunklin County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole Ridge, with the one closest to Cole Ridge listed first.
- Rington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rington is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rington
- Hornersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hornersville is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Cotton Plant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cotton Plant is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
- Rives
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rives is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Arkmo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arkmo is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
- Arbyrd
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Arbyrd is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbyrd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Caruth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Caruth is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruth
- Cardwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Red Onion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Red Onion is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
- Cockrum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cockrum is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrum
- Senath
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Senath is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 people
- Tinkerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tinkerville is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkerville
- Kennett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pemiscot County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole Ridge, with the one closest to Cole Ridge listed first.
- Holland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holland is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Cooter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Steele
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gobler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gobler is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobler
- Braggadocio
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
- Deering
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Deering is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
- Mid City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mid City is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid City
- Bragg City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bragg City is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Hayti Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hayti Heights is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Pascola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pascola is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Caruthersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hayti
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hayti is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayti <1>
- Dyer County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole Ridge, with the one closest to Cole Ridge listed first.
- Ayers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ayers is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Boothspoint
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boothspoint is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothspoint
- Mengelwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mengelwood is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mengelwood
- Estimated population in 2014: 656,861 people
- Richwoods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richwoods is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Lauderdale County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole Ridge, with the one closest to Cole Ridge listed first.
- Daniels Point Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Daniels Point Landing is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Point Landing
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,874 people
- Ashport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ashport is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashport
- Fulton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Fort Pillow
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Pillow is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pillow
- Luckett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Luckett is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luckett
- Arp
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Arp is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Glimp
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glimp is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glimp
- Edith
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Edith is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
- Henning
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ripley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ripley is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,624 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <1>
- Flippin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Flippin is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flippin
- Durhamville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Durhamville is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durhamville
- Tipton County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole Ridge, with the one closest to Cole Ridge listed first.
- Detroit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Detroit is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Walnut Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Bride
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bride is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bride
- Garland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Garland is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Gilt Edge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gilt Edge is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilt Edge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Randolph
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Randolph is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Burlison
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Drummonds
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Corona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Corona is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Covington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Munford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Brighton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,453 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cole Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Cole Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Cole Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cole Ridge.
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 Cole Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cole Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cole Ridge, with the one closest to Cole Ridge listed first.
- Wilkerson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mooney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Citizen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mann Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hatchie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hatcher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (210 more) ...
- Sawyer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Cole Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cole Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cole Ridge, with the one closest to Cole Ridge listed first.
- Clear Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clear Lake is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Osceola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Golddust
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Golddust is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golddust
- Sans Souci
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sans Souci is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Souci
- Ashport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ashport is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashport
- Barfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Barfield is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Athelstan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Athelstan is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
- Carson Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Carson Lake is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Lake
- Hornersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hornersville is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Cotton Plant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cotton Plant is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
- Fulton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Cooter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fort Pillow
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Pillow is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pillow
- Mack
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mack is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Nesbit
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Nesbit is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbit
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cole Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cole Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Cole Ridge ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cole Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cole Ridge, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cole Ridge.
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 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 Cole Ridge:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Mississippi County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Craighead County
- Greene County
- Poinsett County
- Dunklin County
- Pemiscot County
- Dyer County
- Lauderdale County
- Tipton 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 Cole Ridge, 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- Cole Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |