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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Fresno. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Fresno to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fresno, 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 Fresno (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 Fresno. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Fresno is historic, it would have been located within present day Franklin 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 Franklin County: Crawford, Johnson, Logan, Madison & Sebastian.
Below are the counties that are near Fresno. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fresno:
- Franklin County (The home county of Fresno)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fresno, with the one closest to Fresno listed first.
- Cass
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cass is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
- Mountain Top
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Top is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Watalula
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Watalula is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watalula
- Felkner Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Felkner Town is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felkner Town
- Cravens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cravens is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
- White Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- White Oak is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Ozark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Webb City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Webb City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
- Wiederkehr Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wiederkehr Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiederkehr Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Altus
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cecil
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cecil is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Alix
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Alix is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alix
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fresno, with the one closest to Fresno listed first.
- Bidville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bidville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidville
- Locke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Locke is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
- Winfrey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Winfrey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfrey
- Mulberry
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chester
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mountainburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dyer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Anna ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Anna is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Alma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rudy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rudy is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Concord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Lee Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lee Creek is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fresno, with the one closest to Fresno listed first.
- Linville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Linville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Batson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Batson is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
- Oark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Smeadley ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Smeadley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smeadley
- Harmony
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Coal Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Pine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Pine is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Ozone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hartman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hartman is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Union City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Clarksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ludwig
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ludwig is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fresno, with the one closest to Fresno listed first.
- Cotton Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Caulksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Caulksville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caulksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Ratcliff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Carbon City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Carbon City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon City
- Morrison Bluff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morrison Bluff is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Paris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Scranton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scranton is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Subiaco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fresno, with the one closest to Fresno listed first.
- Brashears
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brashears is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashears
- Combs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Saint Paul
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Paul is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Delaney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Delaney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
- Dutton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dutton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Crosses
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Crosses is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses
- Pettigrew
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Thompson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Boston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Japton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Japton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japton
- Witter
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Witter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witter
- Georgetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fresno, with the one closest to Fresno listed first.
- Walnut
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Walnut is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Mossville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mossville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Swain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Swain is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Sebastian County
- Ursula
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ursula is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursula
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fresno, with the one closest to Fresno listed first.
- Hazel Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hazel Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Valley
- Winslow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Brentwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Brentwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Durham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Durham is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Sulphur City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Elkins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Harris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Greenland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
- Onda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Onda is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onda
- Strickler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Strickler is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickler
- Goshen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fresno, see our County-by-County Page for Fresno.
Cemeteries Near Fresno ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fresno.
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 Fresno - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fresno covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fresno, with the one closest to Fresno listed first.
- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- McIlroy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Phillips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Turners Bend Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Morgan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Van Brunt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Brunt Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Van Brunt Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Combs.
- Plymale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dick Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cass Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cass Cemetery is located between<4> the communities of Cass and Brashears. The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Brashears.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1676716 <5>
- Morgan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Childers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (331 more) ...
- Campbell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Pine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stringum Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Fresno in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fresno.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fresno, with the one closest to Fresno listed first.
- Cass
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cass is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
- Mountain Top
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Top is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Combs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bidville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bidville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidville
- Patrick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Patrick is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Watalula
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Watalula is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watalula
- Saint Paul
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Paul is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Fern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fern is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Delaney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Delaney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
- Linville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Linville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- White Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Rock is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Cravens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cravens is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- White Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- White Oak is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Dutton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dutton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Sunset
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fresno. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fresno.
Newspapers Published in Fresno ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fresno.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fresno, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fresno.
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 websites either 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 Fresno:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Johnson County
- Logan County
- Madison County
- Newton County
- Sebastian County
- Washington 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 Fresno, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fresno) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Cass and Brashears. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <5> | 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. |