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 French (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 French. 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 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.
French is located in Fulton 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 Fulton County: Baxter, Izard, Sharp, Howell (MO), Oregon (MO) & Ozark (MO).
Below are the counties that are near French. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to French:
- Fulton County (The home county of French)
- The following are listed by their distance from French, with the one closest to French listed first.
- Saddle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Saddle is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle
- Camp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Camp is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Glencoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glencoe is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Baker Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Baker Ford is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ford
- Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cornertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cornertown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornertown
- Moko
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moko is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moko
- Mammoth Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sturkie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sturkie is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturkie
- Viola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bexar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Elizabeth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gepp
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gepp is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gepp
- Baxter County
- The following are listed by their distance from French, with the one closest to French listed first.
- Rodney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rodney is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Hand ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hand is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
- Jordan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Henderson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wake ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wake is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake
- Custer ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Custer is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Gamaliel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Independence County
- Cave City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Izard County
- The following are listed by their distance from French, with the one closest to French listed first.
- Horseshoe Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wiseman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wiseman is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiseman
- Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oxford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Violet Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Violet Hill is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill
- Brockwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brockwell is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockwell
- LaCrosse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- LaCrosse is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCrosse
- Wideman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wideman is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wideman
- Bone Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bone Town is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Town
- Sage
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sage is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage
- Newburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newburg is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Melbourne
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dolph
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dolph is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from French, with the one closest to French listed first.
- Ravenden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Annieville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Annieville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annieville
- Smithville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smithville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Imboden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from French, with the one closest to French listed first.
- Kingsville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kingsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
- Ravenden Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ravenden Springs is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Former names for Ravenden Springs:
- Dream Town
- Jane's Store
- Lima
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lima is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Dalton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dalton is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Elm Store
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Elm Store is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Store
- Oconee ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oconee is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee
- Spring Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Spring Creek is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Sharp County
- The following are listed by their distance from French, with the one closest to French listed first.
- Cherokee Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ash Flat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Highland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
- Hardy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wirth
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wirth is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wirth
- Williford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Williford is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Evening Shade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Poughkeepsie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Poughkeepsie is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
- Sidney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sidney is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Maxville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Maxville is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Grange
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Grange is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Howell County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from French, with the one closest to French listed first.
- Cornertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cornertown is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornertown
- Lanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lanton is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanton
- Lebo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lebo is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebo
- Brandsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Brandsville is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Moody
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moody is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Cottbus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cottbus is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottbus
- Chapin
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Chapin is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Ott
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ott is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott
- South Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- South Fork is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- West Plains
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Caulfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pottersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pottersville is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
- Oregon County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from French, with the one closest to French listed first.
- Old Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Green Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Green Town is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
- Thayer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Koshkonong
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Koshkonong is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koshkonong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Jeff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jeff is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Corona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Corona is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Couch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Garfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Garfield is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Myrtle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Myrtle is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Alton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thomasville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Thomasville is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Ozark County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from French, with the one closest to French listed first.
- Bakersfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bakersfield is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Elijah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elijah is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elijah
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to French, see our County-by-County Page for French.
Cemeteries Near French ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of French.
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 French - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for French covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from French, with the one closest to French listed first.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Love Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rhoads Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hunter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kerby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Humphries Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wavrick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hersperger Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fryatt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McLemore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Old Baptist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (238 more) ...
- Wiles Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Koellings Graveyard
(10 miles [16.1 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.<2>
While we didn't find French in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of French.
These communities are listed based on their distance from French, with the one closest to French listed first.
- Camp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Camp is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ash Flat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hardy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lanton is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanton
- Mammoth Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Byron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Byron is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- King's Mills ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- King's Mills is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Mills
- Thayer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Violet Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Violet Hill is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill
- Koshkonong
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Koshkonong is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koshkonong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Viola
(16 miles [25.7 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 French. See our List of 1890's Communities around French.
Newspapers Published in French ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around French.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of French, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for French.
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 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 French:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Fulton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baxter County
- Independence County
- Izard County
- Lawrence County
- Randolph County
- Sharp County
- Howell County
- Oregon County
- Ozark 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 French, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- French) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |