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 Creswell (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 Creswell. 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 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.
Creswell is located in Izard 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 Izard County: Baxter, Fulton, Independence, Sharp & Stone.
Below are the counties that are near Creswell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Creswell:
- Izard County (The home county of Creswell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Creswell, with the one closest to Creswell listed first.
- Calico Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pineville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jumbo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jumbo is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Iuka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Iuka is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Newburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Newburg is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Dolph
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dolph is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph
- Wideman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wideman is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wideman
- Brockwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brockwell is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockwell
- Melbourne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lunenburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lunenburg is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Oxford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Guion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Guion is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Baxter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Creswell, with the one closest to Creswell listed first.
- Culp
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Culp is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
- Jordan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rodney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rodney is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Norfork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hand ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hand is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
- Lone Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Rock is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
- Norfork Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Norfork Village is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfork Village
- Salesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wake ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wake is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake
- Briarcliff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Briarcliff is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Big Flat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Buffalo City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Buffalo City is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
- Cleburne County
- Prim
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Creswell, with the one closest to Creswell listed first.
- Bexar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabeth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gepp
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gepp is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gepp
- Viola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Glencoe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glencoe is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Salem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ott is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott
- Sturkie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sturkie is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturkie
- Moko
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moko is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moko
- Independence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Creswell, with the one closest to Creswell listed first.
- Cushman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cushman is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Bethesda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bethesda is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
- Denieville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Denieville is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denieville
- Sandtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandtown is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Creswell, with the one closest to Creswell listed first.
- Rea Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rea Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea Valley
- Rush ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rush is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Flippin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Searcy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Creswell, with the one closest to Creswell listed first.
- Cozahome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cozahome is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozahome
- Harriet
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lone Pine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lone Pine is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Baker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Baker is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Leslie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sharp County
- The following are listed by their distance from Creswell, with the one closest to Creswell listed first.
- Sidney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sidney is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Evening Shade
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ash Flat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Creswell, with the one closest to Creswell listed first.
- Fifty-Six
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Onia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Onia is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onia
- Timbo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Alco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Alco is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
- Pleasant Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Fox
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fox is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Marcella
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Marcella is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- Van Buren County
- Rumley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rumley is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumley
- Howell County (MO)
- Ott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ott is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott
- Ozark County (MO)
- Bakersfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bakersfield is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Creswell, see our County-by-County Page for Creswell.
Cemeteries Near Creswell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Creswell.
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 Creswell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Creswell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Creswell, with the one closest to Creswell listed first.
- Hall Mountain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Flanery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Roselawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Old Optimus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Old Whitehouse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Herd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Optimus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Athens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Palestine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (239 more) ...
- Branscumb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pearogue Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Staggs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Creswell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Creswell.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Creswell, with the one closest to Creswell listed first.
- Calico Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Optimus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Optimus is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Optimus
- Pineville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Culp
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Culp is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
- Mount Olive
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- McPhearson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McPhearson is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPhearson
- Iuka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Iuka is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Jumbo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jumbo is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Newburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Newburg is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Wideman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wideman is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wideman
- Melbourne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wild Cherry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wild Cherry is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Cherry
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lunenburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lunenburg is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Lone Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Rock is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
- Oxford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Creswell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Creswell.
Newspapers Published in Creswell ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Creswell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Creswell, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Creswell.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Creswell:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Izard County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baxter County
- Cleburne County
- Fulton County
- Independence County
- Marion County
- Searcy County
- Sharp County
- Stone County
- Van Buren County
- Howell County
- Ozark 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 Creswell, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Creswell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |