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 Elmo (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 Elmo. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Elmo is located in Independence 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 Independence County: Cleburne, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Sharp, Stone & White.
Below are the counties that are near Elmo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elmo:
- Independence County (The home county of Elmo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmo, with the one closest to Elmo listed first.
- Oil Trough
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Thida
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Thida is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thida
- Newark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Magness
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Magness is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Rosie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rosie is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
- Sulphur Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Salado
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Charlotte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Charlotte is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Cord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cord is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cord
- Moorefield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moorefield is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Pleasant Plains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Southside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Southside is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Batesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmo, with the one closest to Elmo listed first.
- Almond
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Almond is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Concord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Wilburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wilburn is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn
- Rainbow Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rainbow Island is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Island
- Wolf Bayou
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wolf Bayou is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bayou
- Ida
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Craighead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmo, with the one closest to Elmo listed first.
- Cash
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cash is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Egypt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cross County
- Hickory Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmo, with the one closest to Elmo listed first.
- Jacksonport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Newport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Diaz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Diaz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
- Island Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Island Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Town
- Campbell Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell Station is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Grand Glaise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Grand Glaise is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Glaise
- Airport Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Airport Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Elgin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elgin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Auvergne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Auvergne is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvergne
- Remmel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Remmel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remmel
- Tuckerman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shoffner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shoffner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoffner
- Kenyon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kenyon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmo, with the one closest to Elmo listed first.
- Saffell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Saffell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffell
- Strawberry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Strawberry is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Alicia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alicia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Lynn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Poinsett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmo, with the one closest to Elmo listed first.
- Fisher
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fisher is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Waldenburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Weiner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Sharp County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmo, with the one closest to Elmo listed first.
- Grange
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Grange is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Maxville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Maxville is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Sidney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sidney is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Stone County
- Marcella
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Marcella is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmo, with the one closest to Elmo listed first.
- Bradford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bradford is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Russell
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bliss ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bliss is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Davenport is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Sunnydale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnydale is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydale
- Bald Knob
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Clay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clay is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Judsonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pangburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kensett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Letona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Letona is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Woodruff County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmo, with the one closest to Elmo listed first.
- Augusta
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Riverside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Patterson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Patterson is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- McCrory
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- McCrory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
- DeView
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- DeView is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeView
- Colona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Colona is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
- Morton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morton is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elmo, see our County-by-County Page for Elmo.
Cemeteries Near Elmo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elmo.
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 Elmo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elmo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elmo, with the one closest to Elmo listed first.
- Surrounded Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hindman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sanders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Nuckles Switch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Akron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Beech Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Scott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Blue Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mercy Seat Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ellison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (272 more) ...
- Anthony Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Diaz.
- Macedonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Elmo had a population of 40 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elmo, with the one closest to Elmo listed first.
- Oil Trough
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jacksonport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Paroquet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paroquet is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paroquet
- Akron ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Akron is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Olyphant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Olyphant is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olyphant
- Newport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Newark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Diaz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Diaz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
- Rosie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rosie is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
- Grand Glaise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Grand Glaise is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Glaise
- Sulphur Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Auvergne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Auvergne is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvergne
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Elgin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elgin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Dota
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dota is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dota
- Salado
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elmo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elmo.
Newspapers Published in Elmo ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elmo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elmo, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elmo.
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 Elmo:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Independence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Craighead County
- Cross County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Poinsett County
- Sharp County
- Stone County
- White 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> | 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 Elmo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Elmo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |