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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Cypress. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Cypress to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cypress, 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 Cypress (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 Cypress. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Cypress is historic, it would have been located within present day Poinsett 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 Poinsett County: Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Jackson & Mississippi.
Below are the counties that are near Cypress. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cypress:
- Poinsett County (The home county of Cypress)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cypress, with the one closest to Cypress listed first.
- Hatchie Coon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hatchie Coon is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Coon
- Marked Tree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alto is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Lepanto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Trumann
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rivervale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rivervale is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivervale
- Tyronza
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Black Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Black Oak is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Greenfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Harrisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Weiner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Waldenburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fisher
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fisher is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Craighead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cypress, with the one closest to Cypress listed first.
- Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bay is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay <2>
- Caraway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lake City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Black Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Black Oak is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Jonesboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake View
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lake View is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Monette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Brookland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Obear ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Obear is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obear
- Philadelphia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphia is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Red Onion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Red Onion is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
- Bono
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cash
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cash is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Crittenden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cypress, with the one closest to Cypress listed first.
- Poindexter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Poindexter is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Gilmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmore is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Heafer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Heafer is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heafer
- Turrell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Earle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Clarkedale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clarkedale is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Jericho
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jericho is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Crawfordsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- James Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- James Mill is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Mill
- Sunset
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Jennette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jennette is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Marion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cypress, with the one closest to Cypress listed first.
- Twist
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Twist is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twist
- Bay Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Village is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Cherry Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parkin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Vanndale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vanndale is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanndale
- Levesque
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Levesque is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levesque
- Wynne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greene County
- Finch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Finch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
- Mississippi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cypress, with the one closest to Cypress listed first.
- Whitton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitton is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitton
- West Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Ridge is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ridge
- Dyess
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Birdsong
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Birdsong is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Denwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Denwood is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denwood
- Etowah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Etowah is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Bardstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bardstown is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown
- Joiner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Joiner is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Athelstan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Athelstan is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
- Frenchmans Bayou
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchmans Bayou is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmans Bayou
- Bassett
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bassett is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Carroll's Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll's Corner is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll's Corner
- Carroll's Corner has also been known as:
- Little River
- Marie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Marie is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Dunklin County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cypress, with the one closest to Cypress listed first.
- Red Onion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Red Onion is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
- Arkmo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Arkmo is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
- Cockrum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cockrum is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrum
- Shelby County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cypress, with the one closest to Cypress listed first.
- Giles Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Giles Town is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Town
- Cuba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Ramsey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ramsey is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Tipton County (TN)
- Corona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Corona is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cypress, see our County-by-County Page for Cypress.
Cemeteries Near Cypress ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cypress.
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 Cypress - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cypress covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cypress, with the one closest to Cypress listed first.
- Tulot Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marked Tree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Nichols Memorial Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Memorial Garden
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nichols Memorial Garden is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Marked Tree.
- The Nichols Memorial Garden has also been known as:
- Nichols Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55384 <4>
- Pine Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Potter Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rock of Ages Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spear Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Tyronza Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Bean Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (185 more) ...
- Woolsey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Conaster Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.
While we didn't find Cypress in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cypress.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cypress, with the one closest to Cypress listed first.
- Marked Tree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hatchie Coon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hatchie Coon is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Coon
- Tyronza
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bay is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay <2>
- Mangrum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mangrum is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangrum
- Buffalolick ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Buffalolick is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalolick
- Greenfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Bay Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Village is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Poindexter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Poindexter is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Gilmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmore is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Harrisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bardstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bardstown is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lake City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Whitehall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehall is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Athelstan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Athelstan is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cypress. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cypress.
Newspapers Published in Cypress ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cypress.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cypress, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cypress.
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 Cypress:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Poinsett County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Craighead County
- Crittenden County
- Cross County
- Greene County
- Mississippi County
- Dunklin County
- Shelby County
- Tipton 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 Cypress, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cypress) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |