Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Constance. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Constance to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Constance, 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 Constance (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 Constance. 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/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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/parishes 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/parishes, 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 Constance is historic, it would have been located within present day Chicot 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 Chicot County: Ashley, Desha, Drew, East Carroll (LA), West Carroll (LA), Issaquena (MS) & Washington (MS).
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Constance. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Constance:
- Chicot County (The home county of Constance)
- The following are listed by their distance from Constance, with the one closest to Constance listed first.
- Dermott
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lake Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eudora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ashley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Constance, with the one closest to Constance listed first.
- Montrose
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Montrose is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Portland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fountain Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Parkdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hamburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Desha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Constance, with the one closest to Constance listed first.
- McGehee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- McArthur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- McArthur is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
- Reed
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Reed is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Arkansas City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arkansas City is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Rohwer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hopedale ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hopedale is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Kelso
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kelso is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
- Pickens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pickens is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
- Dumas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mitchellville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mitchellville is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Watson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Napoleon ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Napoleon is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Drew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Constance, with the one closest to Constance listed first.
- Jerome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jerome is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Collins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Collins is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Tillar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Tillar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Selma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Selma is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Winchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Winchester is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Monticello
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lacey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lacey is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Rose Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Barkada
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Barkada is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkada
- Wilmar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wilmar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Constance, with the one closest to Constance listed first.
- Warrenton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Warrenton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Tyro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tyro is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Bolivar County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Constance, with the one closest to Constance listed first.
- Mound Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mound Landing is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Landing
- Eutaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eutaw is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw
- Lamont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lamont is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- Scott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Scott is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Lake Vista
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lake Vista is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vista
- Benoit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Grapeland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Grapeland is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
- Dahomy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dahomy is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahomy
- Longshot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Longshot is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longshot
- Beulah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Christmas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Christmas is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas
- Washington County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Constance, with the one closest to Constance listed first.
- Greenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Metcalfe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Metcalfe is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalfe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Stoneville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Stoneville is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Avon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Avon is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Leland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Leland is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,659 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leland <2>
- James
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- James is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Constance, see our County-by-County Page for Constance.
Cemeteries Near Constance ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Constance.
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 Constance - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Constance covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Constance, with the one closest to Constance listed first.
- Coleman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McDermott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Grange Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bowie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Youngs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Beasley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Duncan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (180 more) ...
- Bates Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Solomon Allen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McCool Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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 Constance in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Constance.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Constance, with the one closest to Constance listed first.
- Dermott
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Halley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Halley is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halley
- Baxter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Baxter is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Hudspeth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hudspeth is located in Chicot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudspeth
- McGehee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Collins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Collins is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Tillar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Tillar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Arkansas City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arkansas City is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Selma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Selma is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Lake Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trafalgar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trafalgar is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trafalgar
- Winchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Winchester is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mound Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mound Landing is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Landing
- Eutaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eutaw is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw
- Hopedale ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hopedale is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Constance. See our List of 1890's Communities around Constance.
Newspapers Published in Constance ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Constance.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Constance, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Constance.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Constance:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Chicot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashley County
- Desha County
- Drew County
- Lincoln County
- Bolivar County
- Washington 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 Constance, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Constance) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |