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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Draughon. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Draughon to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Draughon, 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 Draughon (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 Draughon. 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 doctors 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 Draughon is historic, it would have been located within present day Cleveland 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 Cleveland County: Bradley, Calhoun, Dallas, Drew, Grant, Jefferson & Lincoln.
Below are the counties that are near Draughon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Draughon:
- Cleveland County (The home county of Draughon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Draughon, with the one closest to Draughon listed first.
- Saline
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Saline is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Kingsland
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kingsland is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Rison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Toledo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Toledo is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- New Edinburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Edinburg is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Edinburg
- Staves
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Staves is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staves
- White Oak Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- White Oak Bluff is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Bluff
- Orlando
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Orlando is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Pansy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pansy is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Annover ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Annover is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annover
- Rye
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rye is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Draughon, with the one closest to Draughon listed first.
- Banks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Banks is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Warren
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lanark
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lanark is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
- Farmville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Farmville is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Gravelridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gravelridge is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelridge
- Hermitage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sumpter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sumpter is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Jersey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Draughon, with the one closest to Draughon listed first.
- Thornton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thornton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Tinsman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tinsman is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Hopeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hopeville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Harlow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Harlow is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow
- Hampton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harrell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Harrell is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Draughon, with the one closest to Draughon listed first.
- Fordyce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ivan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ivan is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
- Bunn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bunn is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
- Carthage
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carthage is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Drew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Draughon, with the one closest to Draughon listed first.
- Barkada
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Barkada is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkada
- Wilmar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Rose Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Draughon, with the one closest to Draughon listed first.
- Grapevine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Grapevine is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Cherry Grove ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Leola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Slabtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Slabtown is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Dogwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dogwood is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Center Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Center Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove
- Sheridan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Turin ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Turin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Draughon, with the one closest to Draughon listed first.
- Sulphur Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Pinebergen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pinebergen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebergen
- Pine Bluff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- White Hall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Draughon, with the one closest to Draughon listed first.
- Cornerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cornerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Palmyra
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Palmyra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Star City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Yorktown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Yorktown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Crigler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Crigler is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crigler
- Ouachita County
- The following are listed by their distance from Draughon, with the one closest to Draughon listed first.
- Bearden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Millville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Millville is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- White County
- Holly Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Draughon, see our County-by-County Page for Draughon.
Cemeteries Near Draughon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Draughon.
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 Draughon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Draughon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Draughon, with the one closest to Draughon listed first.
- Kingsland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kingsland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Seymore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gum Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Morgan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Smith Morgan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harlow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Varnell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Varnell Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Toledo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56642 <4>
- Humble Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Marks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cherry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (213 more) ...
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.
While we didn't find Draughon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Draughon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Draughon, with the one closest to Draughon listed first.
- Kingsland
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kingsland is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Toledo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Toledo is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Rison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Como ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Como is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- New Edinburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Edinburg is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Edinburg
- Fordyce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ripley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ripley is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Chambersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chambersville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Orlando
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Orlando is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Kedron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kedron is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kedron
- Thornton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thornton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- McKinney ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- McKinney is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rowell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rowell is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowell
- Calmer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Calmer is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calmer
- Pansy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pansy is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Draughon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Draughon.
Newspapers Published in Draughon ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Draughon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Draughon, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Draughon.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Draughon:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Cleveland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradley County
- Calhoun County
- Dallas County
- Drew County
- Grant County
- Jefferson County
- Lincoln County
- Ouachita County
- White 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 Draughon, 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- Draughon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |