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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Departe. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Departe to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Departe, please Contact Us.
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 Departe (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 Departe. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Departe is historic, it would have been located within present day Independence 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 Independence County: Cleburne, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Sharp, Stone & White.
Below are the counties that are near Departe. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Departe:
- Independence County (The home county of Departe)
- The following are listed by their distance from Departe, with the one closest to Departe listed first.
- Thida
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thida is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thida
- Oil Trough
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rosie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rosie is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
- Magness
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Magness is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Pleasant Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Newark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Salado
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Southside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Southside is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Sulphur Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Moorefield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Moorefield is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Desha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Desha is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desha
- Batesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Departe, with the one closest to Departe listed first.
- Almond
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Almond is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Concord
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Rainbow Island
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rainbow Island is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Island
- Wilburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wilburn is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn
- Ida
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wolf Bayou
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wolf Bayou is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bayou
- Drasco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Drasco is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drasco
- Tumbling Shoals
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Heber Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
- Former name for Heber Springs:
- Sugar Loaf
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <2>
- Izard County
- Mount Pleasant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Departe, with the one closest to Departe listed first.
- Grand Glaise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Glaise is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Glaise
- Jacksonport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Island Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Island Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Town
- Newport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Campbell Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Campbell Station is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Diaz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Diaz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
- Auvergne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Auvergne is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvergne
- Elgin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elgin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Airport Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Airport Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Shoffner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shoffner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoffner
- Weldon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Weldon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Remmel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Remmel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remmel
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Departe, with the one closest to Departe listed first.
- Saffell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saffell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffell
- Strawberry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Strawberry is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Poinsett County
- Fisher
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fisher is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Sharp County
- The following are listed by their distance from Departe, with the one closest to Departe listed first.
- Grange
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Grange is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Maxville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Maxville is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Sidney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sidney is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Departe, with the one closest to Departe listed first.
- Marcella
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marcella is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- Pleasant Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Departe, with the one closest to Departe listed first.
- Bradford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bradford is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Davenport is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Bliss ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bliss is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Sunnydale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnydale is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydale
- Russell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bald Knob
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clay is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Pangburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Judsonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Letona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Letona is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Kensett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Searcy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodruff County
- The following are listed by their distance from Departe, with the one closest to Departe listed first.
- Augusta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Riverside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Patterson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- McCrory
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- McCrory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Departe, see our County-by-County Page for Departe.
Cemeteries Near Departe ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Departe.
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 Departe - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Departe covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Departe, with the one closest to Departe listed first.
- Ellison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wyatt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Price Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Putman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hindman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sanders Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Akron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Huff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Riddles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Goad Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scantlin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (285 more) ...
- Oakland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Beech Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Magness Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.
While we didn't find Departe in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Departe.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Departe, with the one closest to Departe listed first.
- Oil Trough
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rosie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rosie is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
- Akron ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Akron is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Elmo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elmo is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Pleasant Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Denmark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Denmark is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Olyphant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Olyphant is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olyphant
- Newark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Salado
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Grand Glaise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Glaise is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Glaise
- Paroquet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Paroquet is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paroquet
- Sulphur Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Jacksonport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Moorefield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Moorefield is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Bradford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bradford is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Departe. See our List of 1890's Communities around Departe.
Newspapers Published in Departe ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Departe.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Departe, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Departe.
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 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 Departe:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Independence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Izard County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Poinsett County
- Sharp County
- Stone County
- White County
- Woodruff County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Departe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Departe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |