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 De Ann (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 De Ann. 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 doctors and 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.
De Ann is located in Hempstead 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 Hempstead County: Clark, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Nevada & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near De Ann. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to De Ann:
- Hempstead County (The home county of De Ann)
- The following are listed by their distance from De Ann, with the one closest to De Ann listed first.
- Oakhaven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oakhaven is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Perrytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Perrytown is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Blevins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Blevins is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Washington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McCaskill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- McCaskill is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Ozan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ozan is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Shover Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shover Springs is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shover Springs
- Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Sheppard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sheppard is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard
- Clow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clow is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clow
- Columbus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from De Ann, with the one closest to De Ann listed first.
- Okolona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beirne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Beirne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beirne
- Whelen Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Whelen Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelen Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Gurdon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Curtis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Curtis is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from De Ann, with the one closest to De Ann listed first.
- Buck Range
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Buck Range is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Range
- Nashville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Saratoga
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tollette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tollette is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Mineral Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Corinth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Blue Bayou
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Bayou is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Bayou
- Center Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Center Point is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from De Ann, with the one closest to De Ann listed first.
- Old Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Old Town is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Lewisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Stamps
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Buckner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Buckner is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Little River County
- The following are listed by their distance from De Ann, with the one closest to De Ann listed first.
- Millwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Millwood is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Yarborough Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Yarborough Landing is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarborough Landing
- Ogden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ogden is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Miller County
- Garland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Garland is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Nevada County
- The following are listed by their distance from De Ann, with the one closest to De Ann listed first.
- Emmet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Emmet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Prescott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Laneburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Laneburg is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneburg
- Boughton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Boughton is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boughton
- Bodcaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bodcaw is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Rosston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rosston is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Cale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cale is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Zama ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Zama is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zama
- Willisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Willisville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Bluff City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ouachita County
- Reader
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Reader is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reader
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from De Ann, with the one closest to De Ann listed first.
- Bowen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bowen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Billstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Billstown is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billstown
- Pisgah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pisgah is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Piney Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Delight
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Roy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
- Kimberley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kimberley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberley
- Antoine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Antoine is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antoine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Murfreesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Highland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Mount Moriah
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mount Moriah is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Pike City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pike City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Sevier County
- Paraloma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Paraloma is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paraloma
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to De Ann, see our County-by-County Page for De Ann.
Cemeteries Near De Ann ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of De Ann.
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 De Ann - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for De Ann covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from De Ann, with the one closest to De Ann listed first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beards Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shorter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Blevins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maxwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Artesian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Midway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Midway Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the west of Prescott.
- The Midway Cemetery has also been known as:
- Midway UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1979011 <3>
- Robinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rocky Mound Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (184 more) ...
- Snell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Mark Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 in 1895, De Ann had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from De Ann, with the one closest to De Ann listed first.
- Garlandville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Garlandville is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandville
- Emmet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Emmet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Washington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Arcadia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Wallaceburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wallaceburg is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceburg
- Shover Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shover Springs is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shover Springs
- Prescott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ozan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ozan is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Guernsey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Guernsey is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
- Clayton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Sheppard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sheppard is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Laneburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Laneburg is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneburg
- Bowen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bowen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Boughton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Boughton is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boughton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around De Ann. See our List of 1890's Communities around De Ann.
Newspapers Published in De Ann ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around De Ann.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of De Ann, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for De Ann.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 De Ann:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Hempstead County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Howard County
- Lafayette County
- Little River County
- Miller County
- Nevada County
- Ouachita County
- Pike County
- Sevier 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> | 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- De Ann) 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 De Ann, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |