Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Diantha. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Diantha to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Diantha, 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 Diantha (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 Diantha. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Diantha is historic, it would have been located within present day Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Arkansas, Cleveland, Grant, Lincoln, Lonoke & Pulaski.
Below are the counties that are near Diantha. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Diantha:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Diantha)
- The following are listed by their distance from Diantha, with the one closest to Diantha listed first.
- Wabbaseka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wabbaseka is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabbaseka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Altheimer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cornerstone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cornerstone is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone
- Rob Roy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
- Sherrill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sherrill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Madding
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Madding is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madding
- Richardson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Richardson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Tucker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tucker is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Noble Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Noble Lake is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Lake
- Pastoria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pastoria is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
- Moscow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Moscow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Pine Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arkansas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Diantha, with the one closest to Diantha listed first.
- Humphrey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stuttgart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Parham ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Parham is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parham
- Bayou Meto
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bayou Meto is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Almyra
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- De Witt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Casscoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Casscoe is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casscoe
- Preston Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Preston Ferry is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Ferry
- Gillett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grant County
- Center Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Center Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Diantha, with the one closest to Diantha listed first.
- Sarassa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sarassa is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarassa
- Grady
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Varner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Varner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varner
- Yorktown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Yorktown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Crigler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Crigler is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crigler
- Meroney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Meroney is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meroney
- Gould
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gould is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- South Bend ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
- Star City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lonoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Diantha, with the one closest to Diantha listed first.
- Allport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Allport is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Humnoke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Coy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coy is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Seaton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Seaton is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- England
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Parkers Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Parkers Corner is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Corner
- Keo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cobbs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cobbs is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Bayou Meto
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bayou Meto is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- McCreanor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- McCreanor is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCreanor
- Sisemore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sisemore is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisemore
- Carlisle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Monroe County
- Roe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Prairie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Diantha, with the one closest to Diantha listed first.
- Fairmount
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Ulm
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ulm is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Tollville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tollville is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollville
- Screeton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Screeton is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screeton
- Cuneo ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cuneo is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuneo
- Hazen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Diantha, with the one closest to Diantha listed first.
- Hensley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Woodson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Woodson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
- Scott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wrightsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wrightsville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Diantha, see our County-by-County Page for Diantha.
Cemeteries Near Diantha ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Diantha.
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 Diantha - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Diantha covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Diantha, with the one closest to Diantha listed first.
- Wabbaseka Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bayou Meto Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bayou Meto Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the southeast of Humphrey.
- Flat Bayou Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Turrentine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Philips Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mound Bayou Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flynn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Damascus Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bryson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (207 more) ...
- Bloomy Shade Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bayless Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sunshine Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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 Diantha in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Diantha.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Diantha, with the one closest to Diantha listed first.
- Wabbaseka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wabbaseka is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabbaseka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Humphrey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Altheimer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rob Roy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
- Lake Dick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Dick is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dick
- New Gascony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Gascony is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gascony
- Cornerstone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cornerstone is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone
- Goldman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Goldman is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldman
- Tomberlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tomberlin is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomberlin
- Sherrill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sherrill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Madding
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Madding is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madding
- Richardson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Richardson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lake Farm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Farm is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Farm
- Wilkins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkins is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Fairfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Diantha. See our List of 1890's Communities around Diantha.
Newspapers Published in Diantha ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Diantha.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Diantha, 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 Diantha.
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 helpful 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 Diantha:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Arkansas County
- Grant County
- Lincoln County
- Lonoke County
- Monroe County
- Prairie County
- Pulaski 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 Diantha, 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Diantha) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |