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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 Delaney (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 Delaney. 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 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.

Delaney is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Johnson, Newton & Washington.

Below are the counties that are near Delaney. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Delaney:

  • Madison County     (The home county of Delaney)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delaney, with the one closest to Delaney listed first.
    • Crosses
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crosses. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses
      • Crosses is located in Madison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Crosses
      • From Delaney to Crosses
    • Combs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Thompson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thompson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Madison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Thompson
      • From Delaney to Thompson
    • Brashears
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Paul
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Georgetown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Dutton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dutton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
      • Dutton is located in Madison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dutton
      • From Delaney to Dutton
    • Wesley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
      • Wesley is located in Madison County
    • Witter
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Witter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witter
      • Witter is located in Madison County
    • Pettigrew
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettigrew have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettigrew
      • Pettigrew is located in Madison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pettigrew <2>
    • Boston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Huntsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitener
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delaney, with the one closest to Delaney listed first.
    • War Eagle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Bethel Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Heights
      • Bethel Heights is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,970 people
  • Carroll County
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delaney, with the one closest to Delaney listed first.
    • Bidville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bidville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidville
      • Bidville is located in Crawford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bidville
      • From Delaney to Bidville
    • Winfrey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Locke
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Chester
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
      • Chester is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <2>
    • Mountainburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Anna ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
      • Anna is located in Crawford County
    • Mulberry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
      • Mulberry is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry <2>
    • Lee Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek
      • Lee Creek is located in Crawford County
    • Dyer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Stop ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stop have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
      • Stop is located in Crawford County
    • Rudy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rudy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy
      • Rudy is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delaney, with the one closest to Delaney listed first.
    • Cass
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Mountain Top
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Watalula
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Cravens
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cravens. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
      • Cravens is located in Franklin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cravens
      • From Delaney to Cravens
    • Felkner Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felkner Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felkner Town
      • Felkner Town is located in Franklin County
    • White Oak
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Oak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
      • White Oak is located in Franklin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to White Oak
      • From Delaney to White Oak
    • Ozark
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Webb City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webb City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
      • Webb City is located in Franklin County
    • Wiederkehr Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiederkehr Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiederkehr Village
      • Wiederkehr Village is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • Altus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Cecil
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cecil have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
      • Cecil is located in Franklin County
    • Denning
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denning have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
      • Denning is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delaney, with the one closest to Delaney listed first.
    • Linville ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
      • Linville is located in Johnson County
    • Batson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
      • Batson is located in Johnson County
    • Oark
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oark have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oark
      • Oark is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oark <2>
    • Harmony
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harmony. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
      • Harmony is located in Johnson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Harmony
      • From Delaney to Harmony
    • Smeadley ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smeadley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smeadley
      • Smeadley is located in Johnson County
    • Lone Pine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ozone
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delaney, with the one closest to Delaney listed first.
    • Boxley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boxley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
      • Boxley is located in Newton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Boxley
      • From Delaney to Boxley
    • Mossville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mossville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
      • Mossville is located in Newton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mossville
      • From Delaney to Mossville
    • Walnut
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Washington County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Delaney, see our County-by-County Page for Delaney.

Cemeteries Near Delaney ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Delaney.

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 Delaney covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Delaney, with the one closest to Delaney listed first.

  • Hickory Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walnut Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stringum Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stringum Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stringum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mill Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Combs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pinnacle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Van Brunt Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Burrell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burrell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brashears Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brashears Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brashears Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brashears Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brashears Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brashears Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greasy Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greasy Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greasy Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ledbetter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ledbetter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ledbetter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (312 more) ...
    • Shumate Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shumate Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shumate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Terry Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Terry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Temple Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Temple Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Temple Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Delaney had a population of 25 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Delaney, with the one closest to Delaney listed first.

  • Crosses
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crosses. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses
    • Crosses is located in Madison County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Crosses
    • From Delaney to Crosses
  • Patrick
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patrick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
    • Patrick is located in Madison County
  • Combs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Thompson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thompson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Thompson is located in Madison County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Thompson
    • From Delaney to Thompson
  • Hazel Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Sunset
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
    • Sunset is located in Washington County
  • Saint Paul
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bidville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bidville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidville
    • Bidville is located in Crawford County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bidville
    • From Delaney to Bidville
  • Durham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Arnett
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
    • Arnett is located in Washington County
  • Dutton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dutton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
    • Dutton is located in Madison County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dutton
    • From Delaney to Dutton
  • Drakes Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drakes Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Creek
    • Drakes Creek is located in Madison County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Sulphur City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
      • Sulphur City is located in Washington County
    • Brentwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Cass
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Delaney. See our List of 1890's Communities around Delaney.

Newspapers Published in Delaney ...

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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Delaney.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Delaney, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Delaney.

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 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 Delaney:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Delaney. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Delaney) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Delaney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8521, Longitude: -93.9004    
<5>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.
<6>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 Delaney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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