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 Delta (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 Delta. 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 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 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.
Delta is located in Nevada 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 Nevada County: Clark, Columbia, Hempstead, Lafayette, Ouachita & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Delta. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Delta:
- Nevada County (The home county of Delta)
- The following are listed by their distance from Delta, with the one closest to Delta listed first.
- Willisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Willisville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Rosston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rosston is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Bodcaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bodcaw is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Cale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cale is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Laneburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Laneburg is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneburg
- Zama ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Zama is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zama
- Bluff City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Emmet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Emmet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Prescott
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Boughton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Boughton is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boughton
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delta, with the one closest to Delta listed first.
- Whelen Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Whelen Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelen Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Beirne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Beirne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beirne
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delta, with the one closest to Delta listed first.
- College Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- College Hill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
- Waldo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- McNeil
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Milner ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Milner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Magnolia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Philadelphia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Philadelphia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Calhoun
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Village is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village
- Macedonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Macedonia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Horsehead
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Horsehead is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Emerson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Emerson is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Taylor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hempstead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delta, with the one closest to Delta listed first.
- Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Patmos
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Patmos is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Shover Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shover Springs is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shover Springs
- Perrytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Perrytown is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Hope
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakhaven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakhaven is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Sheppard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sheppard is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard
- Washington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delta, with the one closest to Delta listed first.
- Buckner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buckner is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Stamps
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Old Town is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Lewisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- McKamie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- McKamie is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKamie
- Kress City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kress City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kress City
- Miller County
- Garland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Garland is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Ouachita County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delta, with the one closest to Delta listed first.
- Stephens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lufra ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lufra is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufra
- Bragg City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bragg City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
- Chidester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chidester is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chidester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Reader
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reader is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reader
- Pace City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pace City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace City
- Cullendale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cullendale is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullendale
- Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Camden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wyloe ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wyloe is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyloe
- Louann
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Louann is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louann
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delta, with the one closest to Delta listed first.
- Mount Holly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lisbon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lisbon is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Delta, see our County-by-County Page for Delta.
Cemeteries Near Delta ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Delta.
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 Delta - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Delta covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Delta, with the one closest to Delta listed first.
- Waldrep Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Watts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- McKinney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Columbia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tick Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Corinth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Falcon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (183 more) ...
- Miner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Mound Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Delta had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Delta, with the one closest to Delta listed first.
- Willisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Willisville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Glenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glenville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- College Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- College Hill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
- Falcon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Falcon is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Waldo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brisbane ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brisbane is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbane
- Rosston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rosston is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Lumber
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lumber is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber
- McNeil
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Bodcaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bodcaw is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Milner ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Milner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Troy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Troy is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Caney ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Caney is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
- Mount Moriah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Moriah is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Delta. See our List of 1890's Communities around Delta.
Newspapers Published in Delta ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Delta.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Delta, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Delta.
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 websites either 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 Delta:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Nevada County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Columbia County
- Hempstead County
- Lafayette County
- Miller County
- Ouachita County
- Union 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> | 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 Delta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Delta) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |