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 Duncan (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 Duncan. 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 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.
Duncan is located in Monroe County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Monroe County: Arkansas, Lee, Phillips, Prairie, Saint Francis & Woodruff.
Below are the counties that are near Duncan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Duncan:
- Monroe County (The home county of Duncan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncan, with the one closest to Duncan listed first.
- Holly Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Holly Grove is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Clarendon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Clarendon is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarendon <2>
- Roe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Pine City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Pine City is located in Monroe County
- Lawrenceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Lawrenceville is located in Monroe County
- Palmer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Monroe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Monroe is located in Monroe County
- Brinkley
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brinkley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley
- Brinkley is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,537 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brinkley <2>
- Fargo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Arkansas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncan, with the one closest to Duncan listed first.
- Preston Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Ferry
- Preston Ferry is located in Arkansas County
- Casscoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Crockett's Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett's Bluff
- Crockett's Bluff is located in Arkansas County
- Parham ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Almyra
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almyra have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almyra
- Almyra is located in Arkansas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almyra <2>
- Saint Charles
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Saint Charles is located in Arkansas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <2>
- Stuttgart
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuttgart
- Stuttgart is located in Arkansas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,400 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuttgart <2>
- De Witt
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- De Witt is located in Arkansas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,970 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Witt <2>
- Ethel
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Ethel is located in Arkansas County
- Humphrey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey
- Humphrey is located in Arkansas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humphrey <2>
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncan, with the one closest to Duncan listed first.
- Moro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro
- Moro is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moro <2>
- Aubrey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Vineyard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Rondo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Rondo is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Felton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton
- Felton is located in Lee County
- LaGrange
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
- LaGrange is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Marianna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
- Marianna is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marianna <2>
- Lonoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncan, with the one closest to Duncan listed first.
- Parkers Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Corner
- Parkers Corner is located in Lonoke County
- Carlisle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Carlisle is located in Lonoke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <2>
- Humnoke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humnoke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humnoke
- Humnoke is located in Lonoke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humnoke <2>
- Allport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Phillips County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncan, with the one closest to Duncan listed first.
- Turner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Turner is located in Phillips County
- Turkey Scratch
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Scratch
- Turkey Scratch is located in Phillips County
- Marvell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvell
- Marvell is located in Phillips County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marvell <2>
- Tyner ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Poplar Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Poplar Grove is located in Phillips County
- North Creek ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
- North Creek is located in Phillips County
- Lambrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Barton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Lexa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexa
- Lexa is located in Phillips County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexa <2>
- Oneida
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east) - Lakeview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast) - Wabash
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Wabash is located in Phillips County
- Prairie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncan, with the one closest to Duncan listed first.
- Ulm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Biscoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Brasfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasfield
- Brasfield is located in Prairie County
- De Valls Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Valls Bluff
- De Valls Bluff is located in Prairie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Valls Bluff <2>
- Fredonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Tollville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollville
- Tollville is located in Prairie County
- Fairmount
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Hazen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Hazen is located in Prairie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazen <2>
- Cuneo ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Screeton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screeton
- Screeton is located in Prairie County
- Little Dixie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dixie
- Little Dixie is located in Prairie County
- Des Arc
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Des Arc have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Arc
- Des Arc is located in Prairie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Arc <2>
- Saint Francis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncan, with the one closest to Duncan listed first.
- Wheatley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatley
- Wheatley is located in Saint Francis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheatley <2>
- Goodwin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
- Goodwin is located in Saint Francis County
- Woodruff County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncan, with the one closest to Duncan listed first.
- Cotton Plant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Plant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
- Cotton Plant is located in Woodruff County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cotton Plant <2>
- Hunter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Duncan, see our County-by-County Page for Duncan.
Cemeteries Near Duncan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Duncan.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Duncan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Duncan, with the one closest to Duncan listed first.
- Travelers Rest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Travelers Rest Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Travelers Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bateman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bateman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bateman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
- Roc Roe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roc Roe Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roc Roe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shady Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Clarendon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56212 <4>
- Redmans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redmans Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redmans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Dyer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dyer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54754 <4>
- Hunters Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunters Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54483 <4>
- Marsh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marsh Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marsh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (193 more) ...
- Franks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franks Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Goodwin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodwin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Franks Cemetery
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Duncan had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Duncan, with the one closest to Duncan listed first.
- Holly Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Holly Grove is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Clarendon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Clarendon is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarendon <2>
- Casscoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Roe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Pine City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Pine City is located in Monroe County
- Mount Adams
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Adams
- Mount Adams is located in Arkansas County
- Palmer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Monroe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Monroe is located in Monroe County
- Keevil
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Crockett's Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett's Bluff
- Crockett's Bluff is located in Arkansas County
- Parham ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Hicksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hicksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Hicksville is located in Phillips County
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sassafras ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Turner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Turner is located in Phillips County
- De Valls Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Valls Bluff
- De Valls Bluff is located in Prairie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Valls Bluff <2>
- Sassafras ‑ Historic
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Duncan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Duncan.
Newspapers Published in Duncan ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Duncan.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Duncan, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Duncan.
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 Duncan:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Arkansas History Commission
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Arkansas County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Lee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lonoke County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Phillips County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Prairie County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Saint Francis County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Woodruff County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Arkansas County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cemeteries of Monroe County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cemeteries of Monroe County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Duncan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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. |
| <5> | 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 Duncan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Duncan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Duncan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6209, Longitude: -91.2512 In this case, the coordinates for Duncan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |