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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 Gentry (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 Gentry. 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 and hospitals 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.

Gentry is located in Benton 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 Benton County: Carroll, Madison, Washington, Barry (MO), McDonald (MO), Adair (OK) & Delaware (OK).

Below are the counties that are near Gentry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gentry:

  • Benton County     (The home county of Gentry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gentry, with the one closest to Gentry listed first.
    • Springtown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Springtown is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Decatur
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Cherokee City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Hico
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hico is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
    • Siloam Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mason Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Pactolus ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Pactolus is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
    • Logan
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Gallatin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Gallatin is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
    • Highfill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Highfill is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
    • Gravette
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Rome City ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Rome City is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome City
  • Washington County
  • McDonald County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gentry, with the one closest to Gentry listed first.
    • South West City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Noel
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Noel is located in McDonald County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noel <1>
    • Pineville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jane
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ginger Blue
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Ginger Blue is located in McDonald County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Blue
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Lanagan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Lanagan is located in McDonald County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanagan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanagan <1>
    • Anderson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Tiff City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Tiff City is located in McDonald County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff City
    • Wylie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Powell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Powell is located in McDonald County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
  • Adair County (OK)
  • Cherokee County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gentry, with the one closest to Gentry listed first.
    • Scraper
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Eldon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Delaware County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gentry, with the one closest to Gentry listed first.
    • West Siloam Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Colcord
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Dripping Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Dripping Springs is located in Delaware County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
    • Beckwith
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sycamore
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Sycamore is located in Delaware County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • Flint Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Flint Creek is located in Delaware County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Creek
    • Cloud Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Kansas
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Kansas is located in Delaware County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas <1>
    • Brush Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Brush Creek is located in Delaware County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
    • Jay
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Twin Oaks
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Oaks
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Oaks is located in Delaware County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oaks <1>
  • Mayes County (OK)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gentry, see our County-by-County Page for Gentry.

Cemeteries Near Gentry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gentry.

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 Gentry - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gentry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gentry, with the one closest to Gentry listed first.

  • Gentry Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Flint Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bozarth Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Bloomfield Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Fairmount Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Springtown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Blagg Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lone Elm Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Falling Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Decatur Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Callum Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherokee City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (275 more) ...
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gunter Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Old Baptist Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)

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 Gentry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gentry.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Gentry, with the one closest to Gentry listed first.

  • Flint ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Flint is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
  • Springtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Springtown is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Bloomfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Bloomfield is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Decatur
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cherokee City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hico
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hico is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
  • Siloam Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Logan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pactolus ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pactolus is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
  • Mason Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Clementine ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Clementine is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementine
  • Gallatin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Gallatin is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Robinson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Robinson is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
    • Parn ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Parn is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parn
    • Pond ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Pond is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gentry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gentry.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Gentry ...

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 126 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gentry.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Gentry. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Gentry and those printed in the larger area surrounding Gentry.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> of Gentry.

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 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 Gentry:

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 Gentry, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gentry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.