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 Conner (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 Conner. 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 Conner ...
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.
Another variation: Connor.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Conner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Conner.
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.
Conner is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Benton, Boone, Madison, Newton, Barry (MO), Stone (MO) & Taney (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Conner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Conner:
- Carroll County (The home county of Conner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Conner, with the one closest to Conner listed first.
- Rudd
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rudd is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Osage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Osage is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Metalton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Metalton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metalton
- New Town ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Green Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dryfork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dryfork is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
- Berryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Denver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Denver is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Urbanette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Urbanette is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbanette
- Oak Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Winona Springs ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Winona Springs is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Springs
- Blue Eye
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Blue Eye is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conner, with the one closest to Conner listed first.
- Lost Bridge Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lost Bridge Village is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Bridge Village
- War Eagle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- War Eagle is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle
- Clantonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clantonville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clantonville
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conner, with the one closest to Conner listed first.
- Alpena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Batavia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Batavia is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Shaver ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shaver is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver
- Ridgeway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ridgeway is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Burlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burlington is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Harrison
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Omaha
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Myrtle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Myrtle is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Bellefonte
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bellefonte is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Bergman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Keener ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Keener is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Valley Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Valley Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Conway County
- Grandview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conner, with the one closest to Conner listed first.
- Marble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marble is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
- Kingston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Huntsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Witter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Witter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witter
- Hindsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Whitener
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Whitener is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitener
- Georgetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Japton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Japton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japton
- Boston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Boston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Wesley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conner, with the one closest to Conner listed first.
- Compton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ponca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Boxley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Boxley is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
- Jasper
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Murray
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Murray is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Parthenon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mossville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mossville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Swain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Swain is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Hasty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hasty is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Vendor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vendor is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
- Western Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Mount Judea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conner, with the one closest to Conner listed first.
- Spring Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Mayfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mayfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- War Eagle Cove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- War Eagle Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle Cove
- Barry County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Conner, with the one closest to Conner listed first.
- Golden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arrow Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Arrow Point is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Chain-O-Lakes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Emerald Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Emerald Beach is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Shell Knob
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Eagle Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stone County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Conner, with the one closest to Conner listed first.
- Blue Eye
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lampe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Coney Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Coney Island is located in Stone County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Marmaros
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Marmaros is located in Stone County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaros
- Kimberling City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Indian Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Silver Dollar City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Silver Dollar City is located in Stone County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Dollar City
- Taney County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Conner, with the one closest to Conner listed first.
- Ridgedale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oasis ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oasis is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
- Table Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Table Rock is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Melva ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Melva is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melva
- Branson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hollister
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hollister is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,607 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Conner, see our County-by-County Page for Conner.
Cemeteries Near Conner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Conner.
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 Conner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Conner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Conner, with the one closest to Conner listed first.
- Chaney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rule Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gobbler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- York Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bobo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McGehee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sisco Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sneed Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sneed Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sneed Family Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Osage.
- The Sneed Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Snead Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1970543 <2>
- Dean Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sites Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (262 more) ...
- Fancher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fancher - Seitz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dogbranch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Conner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Conner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Conner, with the one closest to Conner listed first.
- Rule
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rule is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule
- Osage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Osage is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Dryfork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dryfork is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
- Green Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Carrollton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Dinsmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dinsmore is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- Coin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Marble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marble is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
- Berryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Compton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Top
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Top is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
- Batavia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Batavia is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Shaver ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shaver is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver
- Denver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Denver is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Yocum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Yocum is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocum
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Conner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Conner.
Newspapers Published in Conner ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Conner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Conner, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Conner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Conner:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Boone County
- Conway County
- Madison County
- Newton County
- Washington County
- Barry County
- Stone County
- Taney 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 Conner, 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 from Point A (ie- Conner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |