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 Davis Spur (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 Davis Spur. 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.
Davis Spur is located in Craighead 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 Craighead County: Greene, Jackson, Lawrence, Mississippi, Poinsett & Dunklin (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Davis Spur. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Davis Spur:
- Craighead County (The home county of Davis Spur)
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Spur, with the one closest to Davis Spur listed first.
- Bay
(Less than 2 miles 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 <1>
- Lake City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Caraway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brookland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Black Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Black Oak is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Lake View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake View is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Philadelphia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphia is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Monette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Obear ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Obear is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obear
- Bono
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Red Onion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Onion is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
- Crittenden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Spur, with the one closest to Davis Spur listed first.
- Poindexter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Poindexter is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Gilmore
(26 miles [41.8 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Heafer is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heafer
- Turrell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Spur, with the one closest to Davis Spur listed first.
- Bay Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bay Village is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Twist
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Twist is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twist
- Cherry Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Spur, with the one closest to Davis Spur listed first.
- Finch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Finch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
- Pine Knot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pine Knot is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot
- Paragould
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Walcott
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Walcott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Bard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bard is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
- Crowley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Crowley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
- Light
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Light is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Oak Grove Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- 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
- Jackson County
- Grubbs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Lawrence County
- Sedgwick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mississippi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Spur, with the one closest to Davis Spur listed first.
- West Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- West Ridge is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ridge
- Etowah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Etowah is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Athelstan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Athelstan is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
- Carroll's Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- 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
- Dyess
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leachville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitton is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitton
- Manila
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Denwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Denwood is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denwood
- Arkmo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Arkmo is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
- Birdsong
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Birdsong is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Bardstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bardstown is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown
- Poinsett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Spur, with the one closest to Davis Spur listed first.
- Trumann
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hatchie Coon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hatchie Coon is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Coon
- Greenfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Rivervale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rivervale is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivervale
- Lepanto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marked Tree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alto is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Tyronza
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Black Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Black Oak is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Weiner
(21 miles [33.8 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dunklin County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Spur, with the one closest to Davis Spur listed first.
- Red Onion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Onion is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
- Cockrum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cockrum is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrum
- Arkmo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Arkmo is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
- Cardwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rington is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rington
- Arbyrd
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arbyrd is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbyrd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Davis Spur, see our County-by-County Page for Davis Spur.
Cemeteries Near Davis Spur ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Davis Spur.
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 Davis Spur - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Davis Spur covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Davis Spur, with the one closest to Davis Spur listed first.
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- White Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Houston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Willis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tulot Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesboro Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mangrum Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Cane Island Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (186 more) ...
- Nettleton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- McDaniel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bolivar Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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.<2>
While we didn't find Davis Spur in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Davis Spur.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Davis Spur, with the one closest to Davis Spur listed first.
- Bay
(Less than 2 miles 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 <1>
- Hatchie Coon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hatchie Coon is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Coon
- Buffalolick ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalolick is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalolick
- Lake City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nettleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nettleton is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
- Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ridge is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Jonesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Mangrum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mangrum is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangrum
- Brookland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marked Tree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Obear ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Obear is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obear
- Macey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Macey is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macey
- Bethel
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Davis Spur. See our List of 1890's Communities around Davis Spur.
Newspapers Published in Davis Spur ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Davis Spur.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Davis Spur, 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 Davis Spur.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Davis Spur:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Craighead County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crittenden County
- Cross County
- Greene County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Mississippi County
- Poinsett County
- Dunklin 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 Davis Spur, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Davis Spur) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |