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 Deckerville (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 Deckerville. 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 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.
Deckerville is located in 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 Deckerville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Deckerville:
- Poinsett County (The home county of Deckerville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deckerville, with the one closest to Deckerville listed first.
- Tyronza
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Black Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Black Oak is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Alto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Alto is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Marked Tree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lepanto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rivervale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rivervale is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivervale
- Hatchie Coon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hatchie Coon is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Coon
- Trumann
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Greenfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Craighead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deckerville, with the one closest to Deckerville listed first.
- Caraway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bay
(25 miles [40.2 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 <1>
- Black Oak
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Lake City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Monette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Crittenden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deckerville, with the one closest to Deckerville listed first.
- Gilmore
(2 miles [3.2 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Heafer is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heafer
- Turrell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Poindexter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Poindexter is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Clarkedale
(10 miles [16.1 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jericho is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- James Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- James Mill is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Mill
- Crawfordsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Earle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sunset is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Marion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jennette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jennette is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Cross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deckerville, with the one closest to Deckerville listed first.
- Twist
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Twist is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twist
- Parkin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bay Village is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Cherry Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Levesque
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Levesque is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levesque
- Vanndale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Vanndale is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanndale
- Mississippi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deckerville, with the one closest to Deckerville listed first.
- Birdsong
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Birdsong is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Denwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Denwood is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denwood
- Whitton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitton is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitton
- Frenchmans Bayou
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Frenchmans Bayou is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmans Bayou
- Joiner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Joiner is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Bardstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bardstown is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown
- Bassett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bassett is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Dyess
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- West Ridge is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ridge
- Wilson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
- Marie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marie is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Athelstan
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Athelstan is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
- Saint Francis County
- Heth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lauderdale County (TN)
- Fulton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Shelby County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deckerville, with the one closest to Deckerville listed first.
- Giles Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Giles Town is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Town
- Ramsey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ramsey is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Cuba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cuba is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Woodstock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Lucy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lucy is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy
- Millington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hunt Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hunt Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
- Memphis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Binghampton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Binghampton is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghampton
- Spring Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Lake is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Estimated population in 2014: 34,269 people
- Rosemark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rosemark is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemark
- Bartlett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tipton County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deckerville, with the one closest to Deckerville listed first.
- Corona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Corona is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Drummonds
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Randolph
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Randolph is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Wilkinsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wilkinsville is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsville
- Gilt Edge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gilt Edge is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilt Edge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Munford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Atoka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Detroit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Detroit is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Burlison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Deckerville, see our County-by-County Page for Deckerville.
Cemeteries Near Deckerville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Deckerville.
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 Deckerville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Deckerville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Deckerville, with the one closest to Deckerville listed first.
- New Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Whitton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dunn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Bean Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rock of Ages Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Tyronza Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ward Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ward Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Joiner.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56700 <2>
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (202 more) ...
- King Solomon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rupe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pisby Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
While we didn't find Deckerville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Deckerville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Deckerville, with the one closest to Deckerville listed first.
- Gilmore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmore is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Tyronza
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Thomas ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Thomas is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
- Poindexter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Poindexter is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Lambethville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lambethville is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambethville
- Marked Tree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bardstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bardstown is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown
- Jericho
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jericho is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Shawnee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shawnee is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
- Corona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Corona is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- James Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- James Mill is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Mill
- Lansing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lansing is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Earle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crawfordsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pecan Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pecan Point is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Point
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Deckerville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Deckerville.
Newspapers Published in Deckerville ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Deckerville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Deckerville, 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 Deckerville.
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 helpful 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 Deckerville:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Poinsett County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Craighead County
- Crittenden County
- Cross County
- Mississippi County
- Saint Francis County
- Lauderdale County
- Shelby County
- Tipton 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> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Deckerville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Deckerville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |