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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Cornhill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Cornhill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cornhill, 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 Cornhill (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 Cornhill. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Cornhill is historic, it would have been located within present day Sevier 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 Sevier County: Hempstead, Howard, Little River, Polk & McCurtain (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Cornhill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cornhill:
- Sevier County (The home county of Cornhill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cornhill, with the one closest to Cornhill listed first.
- Paraloma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Paraloma is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paraloma
- Ben Lomond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lockesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lockesburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Norwoodville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Norwoodville is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwoodville
- Horatio
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- De Queen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Process City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Process City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Process City
- Gillham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gillham is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Calhoun County
- Unco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Unco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unco
- Hempstead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cornhill, with the one closest to Cornhill listed first.
- Columbus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Clow is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clow
- Ozan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ozan is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Doyle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Doyle is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- McNab
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- McNab is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNab
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Tokio
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tokio is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
- Washington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fulton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- McCaskill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- McCaskill is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Sheppard
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sheppard is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard
- Oakhaven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Oakhaven is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Blevins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Blevins is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cornhill, with the one closest to Cornhill listed first.
- Mineral Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tollette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tollette is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Blue Bayou
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Bayou is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Bayou
- Buck Range
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Buck Range is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Range
- Saratoga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Center Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Center Point is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Nashville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Dierks
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Euclid
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Euclid is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Galena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Galena is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Umpire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Umpire is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpire
- Little River County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cornhill, with the one closest to Cornhill listed first.
- Yarborough Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Yarborough Landing is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarborough Landing
- Wilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Millwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Millwood is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Ashdown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alleene
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alleene is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleene
- Ogden
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ogden is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Richmond
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Winthrop
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Foreman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cerrogordo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cerrogordo is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
- Miller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cornhill, with the one closest to Cornhill listed first.
- Rondo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rondo is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Texarkana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cornhill, with the one closest to Cornhill listed first.
- Highland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Highland is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Nathan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nathan is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan
- Roy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
- Kimberley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kimberley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberley
- Murfreesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grandfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Grandfield is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfield
- Mount Moriah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Moriah is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Billstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Billstown is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billstown
- Newhope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Newhope is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhope
- Star of the West ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Star of the West is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star of the West
- Pisgah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pisgah is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Bowie County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cornhill, with the one closest to Cornhill listed first.
- Red Lick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Red Lick is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Redbank
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Redbank is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbank
- Leary
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Leary is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Nash
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Nash is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nash <2>
- Texarkana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Victory City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Victory City is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory City
- Wake Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hooks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cornhill, see our County-by-County Page for Cornhill.
Cemeteries Near Cornhill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cornhill.
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 Cornhill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cornhill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cornhill, with the one closest to Cornhill listed first.
- Brownstown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wrights Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ben Lomond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Crofton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Graves Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Falls Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hopson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mills Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shirley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (200 more) ...
- Kingree Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- County Line Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.
While we didn't find Cornhill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cornhill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cornhill, with the one closest to Cornhill listed first.
- Brownstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brownstown is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Ben Lomond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tollette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tollette is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Allbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Allbrook is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allbrook
- Saratoga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buck Range
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Buck Range is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Range
- Rankin ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rankin is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Peytonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Peytonville is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonville
- Lockesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lockesburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Millwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Millwood is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Nashville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Center Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Center Point is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Columbus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Compton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Compton is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Clow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Clow is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clow
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cornhill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cornhill.
Newspapers Published in Cornhill ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cornhill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cornhill, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cornhill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Cornhill:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Sevier County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Hempstead County
- Howard County
- Little River County
- Miller County
- Pike County
- Bowie 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 Cornhill, 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Cornhill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |