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 Fair Field (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 Fair Field. 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.
Name Variations for Fair Field ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Fair Field: Fair Fld.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southeast 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 south.
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 south 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.
Fair Field is located in Cross 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 Cross County: Crittenden, Jackson, Poinsett, Saint Francis & Woodruff.
Below are the counties that are near Fair Field. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fair Field:
- Cross County (The home county of Fair Field)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fair Field, with the one closest to Fair Field listed first.
- Vanndale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Vanndale is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanndale
- Cherry Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wynne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Levesque
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Levesque is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levesque
- Hickory Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Bay Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Village is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Parkin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Twist
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Twist is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twist
- Craighead County
- Obear ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Obear is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obear
- Crittenden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fair Field, with the one closest to Fair Field listed first.
- Earle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Poindexter
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Poindexter is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Jennette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jennette is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Heafer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Heafer is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heafer
- Crawfordsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Proctor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fair Field, with the one closest to Fair Field listed first.
- Beedeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beedeville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beedeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Gourd Neck
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gourd Neck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gourd Neck
- Balch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Balch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balch
- Algoa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Algoa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoa
- Amagon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Amagon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amagon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Tupelo
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Remmel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Remmel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remmel
- Shoffner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shoffner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoffner
- Weldon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Weldon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Auvergne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Auvergne is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvergne
- Grubbs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Airport Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Airport Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Island Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Island Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Town
- Lee County
- Haynes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Haynes is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Poinsett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fair Field, with the one closest to Fair Field listed first.
- Fisher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fisher is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Harrisburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Waldenburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Weiner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Greenfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Black Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Black Oak is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Marked Tree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hatchie Coon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hatchie Coon is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Coon
- Tyronza
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Trumann
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Francis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fair Field, with the one closest to Fair Field listed first.
- Colt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Colt is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colt <1>
- Caldwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Forrest City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Madison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Widener
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Widener is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widener
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Palestine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Palestine is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Heth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bonair
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bonair is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
- Goodwin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Goodwin is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
- Rawlinson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rawlinson is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlinson
- Woodruff County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fair Field, with the one closest to Fair Field listed first.
- Morton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Morton is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Bemis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bemis is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
- DeView
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- DeView is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeView
- McCrory
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- McCrory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
- Patterson
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Patterson is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- Riverside
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Colona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Colona is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
- Hunter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Howell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Howell is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Flynn ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flynn is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
- Augusta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fair Field, see our County-by-County Page for Fair Field.
Cemeteries Near Fair Field ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fair Field.
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 Fair Field - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fair Field covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fair Field, with the one closest to Fair Field listed first.
- Mt. Maria Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Warren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hawk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Akin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Akin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Vanndale.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52794 <3>
- Halk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bowers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cogbill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wynne Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harefarm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McElroy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (177 more) ...
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Slocum Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<4>
While we didn't find Fair Field in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fair Field.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fair Field, with the one closest to Fair Field listed first.
- Vanndale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Vanndale is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanndale
- Wynne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cherry Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hamlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hamlin is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
- Levesque
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Levesque is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levesque
- Wittsburg ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wittsburg is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittsburg
- Hickory Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Tilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tilton is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Bay Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Village is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Whitehall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehall is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Colt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Colt is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colt <1>
- Fisher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fisher is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Morton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Morton is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Newcastle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newcastle is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
- Parkin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fair Field. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fair Field.
Newspapers Published in Fair Field ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fair Field.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fair Field, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fair Field.
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 Fair Field:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Cross County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Craighead County
- Crittenden County
- Jackson County
- Lee County
- Poinsett County
- Saint Francis 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> | 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- Fair Field) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Fair Field, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |