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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 Crowley (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 Crowley. 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 hospitals and 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.

Crowley is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Clay, Craighead, Lawrence, Randolph & Dunklin (MO).

Below are the counties that are near Crowley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crowley:

  • Greene County     (The home county of Crowley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crowley, with the one closest to Crowley listed first.
    • Pine Knot
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Walcott
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Beech Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Beech Grove is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
    • Finch
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Oak Grove Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Oak Grove Heights is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
    • Paragould
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Light
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Light is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
    • Stonewall
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Lafe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lafe is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
    • Delaplaine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Delaplaine is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaplaine
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Bard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Marmaduke
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crowley, with the one closest to Crowley listed first.
    • Peach Orchard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Knobel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Knobel is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • Datto
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Datto is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Datto
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
    • Rector
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Corning
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Success
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Success is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
    • McDougal
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • McDougal is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
    • Moark
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Greenway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenway is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
    • Current View
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Bell City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bell City is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
    • Piggott
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Craighead County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crowley, with the one closest to Crowley listed first.
    • Brookland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Philadelphia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Lake View
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake View is located in Craighead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
    • Red Onion
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bono
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bono is located in Craighead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bono <1>
    • Jonesboro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Lake City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Monette
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Black Oak
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Black Oak is located in Craighead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Bay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Egypt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Egypt is located in Craighead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Egypt <1>
    • Cash
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Cash is located in Craighead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crowley, with the one closest to Crowley listed first.
    • Sedgwick
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • College City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • College City is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
      • Estimated population in 2016: 506 people
    • Walnut Ridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Hoxie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Minturn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Minturn is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
    • Portia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Black Rock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Powhatan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Alicia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mississippi County
  • Poinsett County
    • Trumann
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Randolph County
  • Dunklin County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crowley, with the one closest to Crowley listed first.
    • Cockrum
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Red Onion
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cardwell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Arbyrd
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Arbyrd is located in Dunklin County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbyrd
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
    • Arkmo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Rington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Senath
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Hornersville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Hornersville is located in Dunklin County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornersville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
    • Caruth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Cotton Plant
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Ripley County (MO)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Crowley, see our County-by-County Page for Crowley.

Cemeteries Near Crowley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crowley.

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 Crowley - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Crowley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Crowley, with the one closest to Crowley listed first.

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Crowley had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Crowley, with the one closest to Crowley listed first.

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Crowley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crowley.

Newspapers Published in Crowley ...

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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crowley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crowley, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crowley.

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 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 Crowley:

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>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- Crowley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Crowley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.