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 (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. 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 and hospitals 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.
Dewey is located in White 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 White County: Cleburne, Faulkner, Independence, Jackson, Lonoke, Prairie & Woodruff.
Below are the counties that are near Dewey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dewey:
- White County (The home county of Dewey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dewey, with the one closest to Dewey listed first.
- Clay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clay is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Sunnydale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnydale is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydale
- Pangburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Davenport is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Letona
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Letona is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Bliss ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bliss is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Judsonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Searcy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Center Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Center Hill is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Kensett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bald Knob
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Russell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Higginson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Higginson is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dewey, with the one closest to Dewey listed first.
- Rainbow Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rainbow Island is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Island
- Wilburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wilburn is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn
- Ida
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tumbling Shoals
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yuba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Yuba is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Heber Springs
(16 miles [25.7 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 <1>
- Concord
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Drasco
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Drasco is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drasco
- Wolf Bayou
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Bayou is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bayou
- Almond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Almond is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Pearson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pearson is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Miller ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Miller is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dewey, with the one closest to Dewey listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Enders
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Enders is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Enola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Enola is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Centerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Independence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dewey, with the one closest to Dewey listed first.
- Floral
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Floral is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Pleasant Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Thida
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Thida is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thida
- Locust Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Locust Grove is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Southside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Southside is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Salado
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Rosie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rosie is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
- Desha
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Desha is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desha
- Oil Trough
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Magness
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Magness is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Batesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bethesda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bethesda is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
- Denieville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Denieville is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denieville
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dewey, with the one closest to Dewey listed first.
- Grand Glaise
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Grand Glaise is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Glaise
- Island Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Island Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Town
- Shoffner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Shoffner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoffner
- Tupelo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Weldon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Weldon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Jacksonport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Auvergne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Auvergne is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvergne
- Newport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lonoke County
- Ward
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Prairie County
- Hickory Plains
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hickory Plains is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Plains
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dewey, with the one closest to Dewey listed first.
- Marcella
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Marcella is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- Pleasant Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Van Buren County
- Chalk ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Chalk is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
- Woodruff County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dewey, with the one closest to Dewey listed first.
- Augusta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gregory
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gregory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Riverside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dewey, see our County-by-County Page for Dewey.
Cemeteries Near Dewey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dewey.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dewey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dewey, with the one closest to Dewey listed first.
- Howell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Leggett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Faulkner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wallace Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vinson - Barnett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Searcy Faith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Faith Cemetery
- The Searcy Faith Cemetery has also been known as:
- Faith Assembly Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Moore Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Wilburn.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55105 <2>
- Continue List (230 more) ...
- Morris Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Adams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Adams Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Wilburn.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2174476 <2>
- Center Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dewey.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dewey, with the one closest to Dewey listed first.
- Clay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clay is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Little Red
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Little Red is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Red
- Pangburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Davenport is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Bliss ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bliss is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Hiram
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hiram is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiram
- Clear Water ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Water is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Water
- Tyler ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tyler is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Denmark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Denmark is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Judsonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Searcy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Kensett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bald Knob
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Russell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dewey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dewey.
Newspapers Published in Dewey ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dewey.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dewey, 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 Dewey.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Dewey:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to White County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Faulkner County
- Independence County
- Jackson County
- Lonoke County
- Prairie County
- Stone County
- Van Buren County
- Woodruff 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 '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- Dewey) 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |