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 Deep Elm (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 Deep Elm. 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.
Deep Elm is located in Monroe County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Monroe County: Arkansas, Lee, Phillips, Prairie, Saint Francis & Woodruff.
Below are the counties that are near Deep Elm. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Deep Elm:
- Monroe County (The home county of Deep Elm)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deep Elm, with the one closest to Deep Elm listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Lawrenceville is located in Monroe County
- Holly Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Holly Grove is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Pine City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Pine City is located in Monroe County
- Palmer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Palmer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Palmer is located in Monroe County
- Clarendon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Roe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Roe is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Monroe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Monroe is located in Monroe County
- Brinkley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brinkley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley
- Brinkley is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,537 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brinkley <3>
- Fargo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fargo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Fargo is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Arkansas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deep Elm, with the one closest to Deep Elm listed first.
- Crockett's Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett's Bluff
- Crockett's Bluff is located in Arkansas County
- Preston Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Ferry
- Preston Ferry is located in Arkansas County
- Casscoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casscoe
- Casscoe is located in Arkansas County
- Saint Charles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Almyra
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almyra have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almyra
- Almyra is located in Arkansas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almyra <3>
- Ethel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Ethel is located in Arkansas County
- Parham ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parham
- Parham is located in Arkansas County
- De Witt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stuttgart
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tichnor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bayou Meto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Bayou Meto is located in Arkansas County
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deep Elm, with the one closest to Deep Elm listed first.
- Vineyard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vineyard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Vineyard is located in Lee County
- Aubrey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aubrey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
- Aubrey is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Moro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro
- Moro is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moro <3>
- Rondo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Rondo is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- LaGrange
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
- LaGrange is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Felton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton
- Felton is located in Lee County
- Marianna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Phillips County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deep Elm, with the one closest to Deep Elm listed first.
- Turner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Turner is located in Phillips County
- Marvell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvell
- Marvell is located in Phillips County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marvell <3>
- Turkey Scratch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Scratch
- Turkey Scratch is located in Phillips County
- Poplar Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Poplar Grove is located in Phillips County
- Lambrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lambrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambrook
- Lambrook is located in Phillips County
- Tyner ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Tyner is located in Phillips County
- North Creek ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
- North Creek is located in Phillips County
- Lakeview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lakeview is located in Phillips County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Oneida
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneida have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Oneida is located in Phillips County
- Wabash
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Wabash is located in Phillips County
- Barton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Barton is located in Phillips County
- Elaine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elaine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaine
- Elaine is located in Phillips County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elaine <3>
- Prairie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deep Elm, with the one closest to Deep Elm listed first.
- Ulm
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ulm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulm
- Ulm is located in Prairie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Biscoe
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscoe
- Biscoe is located in Prairie County
- Brasfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasfield
- Brasfield is located in Prairie County
- De Valls Bluff
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fredonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Fredonia is located in Prairie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Tollville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollville
- Tollville is located in Prairie County
- Fairmount
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairmount. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Fairmount is located in Prairie County
- Hazen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cuneo ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuneo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuneo
- Cuneo is located in Prairie County
- Saint Francis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deep Elm, with the one closest to Deep Elm listed first.
- Wheatley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Goodwin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
- Goodwin is located in Saint Francis County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Deep Elm, see our County-by-County Page for Deep Elm.
Cemeteries Near Deep Elm ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Deep Elm.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Deep Elm covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Deep Elm, with the one closest to Deep Elm listed first.
- Goodwin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodwin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Franks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franks Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Redmans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redmans Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redmans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. John Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Carr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carr Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Travelers Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Travelers Rest Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Travelers Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Marks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marks Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Marsh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marsh Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marsh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Valley Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Dyer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dyer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Wofford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wofford Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wofford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Deep Elm in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Deep Elm.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Deep Elm, with the one closest to Deep Elm listed first.
- Holly Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Holly Grove is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Pine City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Pine City is located in Monroe County
- Mount Adams
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Adams
- Mount Adams is located in Arkansas County
- Palmer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Palmer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Palmer is located in Monroe County
- Crockett's Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett's Bluff
- Crockett's Bluff is located in Arkansas County
- Duncan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Duncan is located in Monroe County
- Casscoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casscoe
- Casscoe is located in Arkansas County
- Turner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Turner is located in Phillips County
- Saint Charles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hicksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hicksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Hicksville is located in Phillips County
- Indian Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bay
- Indian Bay is located in Monroe County
- Cypert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypert
- Cypert is located in Phillips County
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- Sassafras ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sassafras have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Sassafras is located in Arkansas County
- Clarendon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Roe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Roe is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Deep Elm. See our List of 1890's Communities around Deep Elm.
Newspapers Published in Deep Elm ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Deep Elm.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Deep Elm, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Deep Elm.
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 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 Deep Elm:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Arkansas County
- Lee County
- Phillips County
- Prairie County
- Saint Francis County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Deep Elm. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<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 Deep Elm, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Deep Elm) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Deep Elm. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5387, Longitude: -91.1740 In this case, the coordinates for Deep Elm have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |