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 Freck (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 Freck. 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.
Freck is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Baxter, Boone, Searcy, Ozark (MO) & Taney (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Freck. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Freck:
- Marion County (The home county of Freck)
- The following are listed by their distance from Freck, with the one closest to Freck listed first.
- Bruno
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bruno is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
- Rush ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rush is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Yellville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Eros
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eros is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
- Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Summit is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Rea Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rea Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea Valley
- Pyatt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pyatt is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Flippin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dodd City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dodd City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd City
- Bull Shoals
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Monarch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Monarch is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Peel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oakland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Baxter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freck, with the one closest to Freck listed first.
- Buffalo City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Buffalo City is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
- Cotter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gassville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Flat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Amos
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Amos is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
- Lone Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lone Rock is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
- Colfax
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Lakeview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Norfork Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Norfork Village is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfork Village
- Midway
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Home
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Norfork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Briarcliff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Briarcliff is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freck, with the one closest to Freck listed first.
- Everton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Rally Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rally Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
- Valley Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Valley Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Zinc
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zinc is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zinc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Bellefonte
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bellefonte is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Elixir ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elixir is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elixir
- Keener ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Keener is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Bergman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Lead Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Lead Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lead Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Lead Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Diamond City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freck, with the one closest to Freck listed first.
- Western Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Hasty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hasty is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Mount Judea
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Vendor
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Vendor is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
- Jasper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pope County
- Tilly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tilly is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly
- Searcy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freck, with the one closest to Freck listed first.
- Saint Joe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pindall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pindall is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Cozahome
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cozahome is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozahome
- Harriet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Pine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Pine is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Blanco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blanco is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Marshall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Baker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Baker is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Watts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Leslie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Witt's Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freck, with the one closest to Freck listed first.
- Alco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alco is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
- Onia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Onia is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onia
- Timbo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fifty-Six
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freck, with the one closest to Freck listed first.
- Rumley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rumley is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumley
- Dennard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Copeland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Copeland is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Ozark County (MO)
- Pontiac
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Taney County (MO)
- Protem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Freck, see our County-by-County Page for Freck.
Cemeteries Near Freck ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Freck.
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 Freck - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Freck covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Freck, with the one closest to Freck listed first.
- Burns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tomahawk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Church of Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- DeSoto Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cowan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bruno Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Henley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Osborne Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Osborne Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the east of Saint Joe.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #944208 <3>
- Nanny Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Anderson Flat Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Horton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (234 more) ...
- Wickersham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ott Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yellville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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 Freck in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Freck.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Freck, with the one closest to Freck listed first.
- Tomahawk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tomahawk is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Bruno
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bruno is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
- Saint Joe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rush ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rush is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Duff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Duff is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Yellville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Eros
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eros is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
- George's Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- George's Creek is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George's Creek
- Powell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Powell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Blanco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blanco is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Flippin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pleasant Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Rally Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rally Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
- Western Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Freck. See our List of 1890's Communities around Freck.
Newspapers Published in Freck ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Freck.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Freck, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Freck.
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 Freck:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baxter County
- Boone County
- Newton County
- Pope County
- Searcy County
- Stone County
- Van Buren County
- Ozark County
- Taney 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 '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- Freck) 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 Freck, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |