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 Fox Hill (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 Fox Hill. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Fox Hill is located in Sebastian 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 Sebastian County: Crawford, Franklin, Logan, Scott, Le Flore (OK) & Sequoyah (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Fox Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fox Hill:
- Sebastian County (The home county of Fox Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Hill, with the one closest to Fox Hill listed first.
- Huntington
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Huntington is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
- Mansfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Midland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Midland is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Frog Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Frog Town is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Town
- Hartford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
- Hackett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jenny Lind
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jenny Lind is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Bonanza
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bonanza is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
- Barling
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Buell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Buell is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
- Bloomer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomer is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Hill, with the one closest to Fox Hill listed first.
- Wright Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wright Town is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Town
- New Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Kibler
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kibler is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
- Concord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Van Buren
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Alma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dyer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rudy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rudy is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Hill, with the one closest to Fox Hill listed first.
- Leon ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Leon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Charleston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Donald ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Donald is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Dahoma ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dahoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahoma
- Cecil
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cecil is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Hill, with the one closest to Fox Hill listed first.
- Lucas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lucas is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Carolan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Carolan is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolan
- Golden City ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Golden City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden City
- Booneville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ratcliff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Magazine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Magazine is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magazine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
- Caulksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Caulksville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caulksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Polk County
- Rich Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rich Mountain is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Hill, with the one closest to Fox Hill listed first.
- Bates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bates is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Winfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Winfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Waldron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cardiff
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cardiff is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Boles
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gate ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gate is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate
- Parks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Parks is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
- Y City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Y City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Y City
- Le Flore County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Hill, with the one closest to Fox Hill listed first.
- Rock Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Island is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
- Pocola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cameron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Braden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Braden is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Poteau
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Arkoma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Coffee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Coffee is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Coffee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Skullyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Skullyville is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skullyville
- Spiro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spiro is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spiro <1>
- Howe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Howe is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howe <1>
- Shady Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sequoyah County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Hill, with the one closest to Fox Hill listed first.
- Moffett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Muldrow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Remy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Remy is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remy
- Gans
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gans is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gans
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gans <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fox Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Fox Hill.
Cemeteries Near Fox Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fox Hill.
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 Fox Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fox Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fox Hill, with the one closest to Fox Hill listed first.
- Cherokee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Huntington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Coop Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coop Prairie Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Coop Prairie Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Mansfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53522 <2>
- Lovelace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Buggy Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Clarks Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Valley View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley View Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Midland.
- Ramsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gilliam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (271 more) ...
- James Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cantrell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Fox Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fox Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fox Hill, with the one closest to Fox Hill listed first.
- Huntington
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Huntington is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
- Mansfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dayton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dayton is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Witcherville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Witcherville is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witcherville
- Montreal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Montreal is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreal
- Excelsior
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Excelsior is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Hartford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burnville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burnville is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnville
- Greenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
- Hackett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boothe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Boothe is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothe
- Jenson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jenson is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenson
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Jenny Lind
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jenny Lind is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Cauthron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cauthron is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthron
- Crescent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Crescent is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fox Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fox Hill.
Newspapers Published in Fox Hill ...
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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fox Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fox Hill, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fox Hill.
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 Fox Hill:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Sebastian County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Franklin County
- Logan County
- Polk County
- Scott County
- Le Flore County
- Sequoyah 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fox Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Fox Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |