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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Essex. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Essex to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Essex, 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 Essex (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 Essex. 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 Essex is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Essex. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Essex:
- White County (The home county of Essex)
- The following are listed by their distance from Essex, with the one closest to Essex listed first.
- McRae
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McRae is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- Beebe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Garner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Floyd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Floyd is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Center Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Center Hill is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Walker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Walker is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Higginson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Higginson is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Searcy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Romance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- El Paso
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Griffithville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Griffithville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Kensett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Essex, with the one closest to Essex listed first.
- Yuba
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yuba is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Rainbow Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rainbow Island is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Island
- Wilburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wilburn is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn
- Pearson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pearson is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Quitman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Heber Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- 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 <2>
- Tumbling Shoals
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Miller ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Miller is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Essex, with the one closest to Essex listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Enola
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Enola is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Vilonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Otto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Otto is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Beryl
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Beryl is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl
- Holland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Centerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Enders
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Enders is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Hamlet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Guy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Guy is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Greenbrier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lonoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Essex, with the one closest to Essex listed first.
- Ward
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Austin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Austin is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
- Oak Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Cabot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Parnell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parnell is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Lonoke
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Carlisle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- McCreanor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- McCreanor is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCreanor
- Sisemore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sisemore is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisemore
- Bayou Meto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bayou Meto is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Prairie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Essex, with the one closest to Essex listed first.
- Hickory Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Plains is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Plains
- Des Arc
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sand Hill is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Screeton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Screeton is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screeton
- Cuneo ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cuneo is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuneo
- Hazen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Little Dixie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Little Dixie is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dixie
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Essex, with the one closest to Essex listed first.
- Jacksonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Sherwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- McAlmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- McAlmont is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlmont
- Booker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Booker is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- Woodruff County
- Gregory
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gregory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Essex, see our County-by-County Page for Essex.
Cemeteries Near Essex ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Essex.
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 Essex - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Essex covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Essex, with the one closest to Essex listed first.
- Weir Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cheek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Massey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Apple Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Green Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bass Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Barger Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Monk Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bryles Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Quattlebaum Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (219 more) ...
- Gray Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Old Austin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Allison Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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 Essex in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Essex.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Essex, with the one closest to Essex listed first.
- Antioch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Antioch is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Beebe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McRae
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McRae is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- Garner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Floyd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Floyd is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Sunrise ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sunrise is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Ward
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Austin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Austin is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
- Walker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Walker is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Higginson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Higginson is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Butlerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Butlerville is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
- Searcy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hickory Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Plains is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Plains
- Romance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- El Paso
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Essex. See our List of 1890's Communities around Essex.
Newspapers Published in Essex ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Essex.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Essex, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Essex.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Essex:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to White County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Faulkner County
- Lonoke County
- Prairie County
- Pulaski County
- Woodruff 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 Essex, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Essex) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |