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 Delmar (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 Delmar. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Delmar is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Benton, Boone, Madison, Newton, Barry (MO), Stone (MO) & Taney (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Delmar. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Delmar:
- Carroll County (The home county of Delmar)
- The following are listed by their distance from Delmar, with the one closest to Delmar listed first.
- Osage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Osage is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Rudd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rudd is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Dryfork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dryfork is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
- Metalton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Metalton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metalton
- New Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Green Forest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Denver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Denver is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Berryville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Urbanette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Urbanette is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbanette
- Oak Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Winona Springs ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winona Springs is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Springs
- Blue Eye
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Blue Eye is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delmar, with the one closest to Delmar listed first.
- Alpena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Batavia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Batavia is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Harrison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeway is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Shaver ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shaver is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver
- Bellefonte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bellefonte is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Burlington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Burlington is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Valley Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Valley Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Myrtle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Myrtle is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Rally Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rally Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
- Bergman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Keener ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Keener is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Conway County
- Grandview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delmar, with the one closest to Delmar listed first.
- Kingston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marble
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Marble is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
- Huntsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Witter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Witter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witter
- Boston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Boston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Georgetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Japton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Japton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japton
- Pettigrew
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hindsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dutton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dutton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Whitener
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Whitener is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitener
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delmar, with the one closest to Delmar listed first.
- Eros
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Eros is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
- Pyatt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pyatt is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delmar, with the one closest to Delmar listed first.
- Compton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ponca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Boxley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Boxley is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
- Jasper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Murray
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Murray is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Parthenon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mossville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mossville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Hasty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hasty is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Vendor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vendor is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
- Western Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Swain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Swain is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Mount Judea
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Searcy County
- Pindall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pindall is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Barry County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Delmar, with the one closest to Delmar listed first.
- Arrow Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arrow Point is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Golden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stone County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Delmar, with the one closest to Delmar listed first.
- Blue Eye
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lampe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Coney Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Coney Island is located in Stone County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Taney County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Delmar, with the one closest to Delmar listed first.
- Ridgedale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oasis ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oasis is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
- Melva ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Melva is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melva
- Table Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Table Rock is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Delmar, see our County-by-County Page for Delmar.
Cemeteries Near Delmar ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Delmar.
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 Delmar - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Delmar covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Delmar, with the one closest to Delmar listed first.
- McMillion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gibbs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fancher - Seitz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fancher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dogbranch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sneed Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sneed Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sneed Family Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Osage.
- The Sneed Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Snead Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1970543 <2>
- Sisco Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hilltop Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- York Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bobo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McGehee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chaney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (253 more) ...
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McFerrin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Delmar in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Delmar.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Delmar, with the one closest to Delmar listed first.
- Osage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Osage is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Compton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Top
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hill Top is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
- Carrollton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Dinsmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dinsmore is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- Dryfork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dryfork is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
- Gaither
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gaither is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaither
- Batavia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Batavia is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Rule
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rule is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule
- Coin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Coin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Kingston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Francis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Francis is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Boxley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Boxley is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
- Jasper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Green Forest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Delmar. See our List of 1890's Communities around Delmar.
Newspapers Published in Delmar ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Delmar.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Delmar, 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 Delmar.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Delmar:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Conway County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Newton County
- Searcy County
- Barry County
- Stone County
- Taney 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> | 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 Delmar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Delmar) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |