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 Dewey Mill (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 Dewey Mill. 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.
Name Variations for Dewey Mill ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Dewey Mill: Dewey Ml. (or less commonly used: Dewey Mll.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and hospitals 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.
Dewey Mill is located in Poinsett 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 Poinsett County: Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Jackson & Mississippi.
Below are the counties that are near Dewey Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dewey Mill:
- Poinsett County (The home county of Dewey Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dewey Mill, with the one closest to Dewey Mill listed first.
- Tyronza
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Marked Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Black Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Black Oak is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Alto
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Alto is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Lepanto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hatchie Coon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hatchie Coon is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Coon
- Rivervale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rivervale is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivervale
- Trumann
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Greenfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Weiner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Craighead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dewey Mill, with the one closest to Dewey Mill listed first.
- Caraway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bay is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay <1>
- Lake City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Black Oak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Black Oak is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Lake View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lake View is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Monette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jonesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brookland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Obear ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Obear is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obear
- Crittenden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dewey Mill, with the one closest to Dewey Mill listed first.
- Gilmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmore is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Poindexter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Poindexter is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Heafer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Heafer is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heafer
- Turrell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clarkedale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clarkedale is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Earle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jericho
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jericho is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Crawfordsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- James Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- James Mill is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Mill
- Marion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Jennette
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jennette is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Cross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dewey Mill, with the one closest to Dewey Mill listed first.
- Twist
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Twist is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twist
- Bay Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bay Village is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Parkin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Vanndale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vanndale is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanndale
- Levesque
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Levesque is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levesque
- Wynne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mississippi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dewey Mill, with the one closest to Dewey Mill listed first.
- Whitton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Whitton is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitton
- Denwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Denwood is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denwood
- Birdsong
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Birdsong is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Frenchmans Bayou
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Frenchmans Bayou is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmans Bayou
- Dyess
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bardstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bardstown is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown
- Joiner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Joiner is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- West Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Ridge is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ridge
- Bassett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bassett is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Athelstan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Athelstan is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
- Etowah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Etowah is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Carroll's Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll's Corner is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll's Corner
- Carroll's Corner has also been known as:
- Little River
- Saint Francis County
- Heth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lauderdale County (TN)
- Fulton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fulton is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Shelby County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dewey Mill, with the one closest to Dewey Mill listed first.
- Giles Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Giles Town is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Town
- Cuba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Ramsey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ramsey is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Woodstock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Millington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lucy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lucy is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy
- Tipton County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dewey Mill, with the one closest to Dewey Mill listed first.
- Corona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Corona is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Drummonds
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Randolph
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Randolph is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Wilkinsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wilkinsville is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dewey Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Dewey Mill.
Cemeteries Near Dewey Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dewey Mill.
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 Dewey Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dewey Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dewey Mill, with the one closest to Dewey Mill listed first.
- East Tyronza Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rock of Ages Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Bean Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marked Tree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spear Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dunn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nichols Memorial Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Memorial Garden
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nichols Memorial Garden is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Marked Tree.
- The Nichols Memorial Garden has also been known as:
- Nichols Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55384 <2>
- New Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (189 more) ...
- Woolsey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ward Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ward Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Joiner.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56700 <2>
- Conaster Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Dewey Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dewey Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dewey Mill, with the one closest to Dewey Mill listed first.
- Tyronza
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Marked Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gilmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmore is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Poindexter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Poindexter is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Hatchie Coon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hatchie Coon is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Coon
- Bardstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bardstown is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown
- Saint Thomas ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Thomas is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
- Lambethville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lambethville is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambethville
- Shawnee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Shawnee is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
- Bay Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bay Village is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Earle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lansing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lansing is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Jericho
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jericho is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Corona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Corona is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Athelstan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Athelstan is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dewey Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dewey Mill.
Newspapers Published in Dewey Mill ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dewey Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dewey Mill, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dewey Mill.
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 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 Dewey Mill:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Poinsett County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Craighead County
- Crittenden County
- Cross County
- Mississippi County
- Saint Francis County
- Lauderdale County
- Shelby County
- Tipton 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Dewey Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Dewey Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |