RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Arkansas >> Arkansas County >> Gillett >> Genealogy HelperIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Arkansas

The Commemorative Quarter for Arkansas





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 Gillett (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 Gillett. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Gillett is located in Arkansas County.

To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Arkansas County: Desha, Jefferson, Lincoln, Lonoke, Monroe, Phillips & Prairie.

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

  • Arkansas County     (The home county of Gillett)
  • Desha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gillett, with the one closest to Gillett listed first.
    • Pea Ridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Watson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mitchellville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchellville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
      • Mitchellville is located in Desha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Dumas
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Pickens
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
      • Pickens is located in Desha County
    • Snow Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake
      • Snow Lake is located in Desha County
    • Kelso
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Hopedale ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopedale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
      • Hopedale is located in Desha County
    • Rohwer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Reed
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
      • Reed is located in Desha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Napoleon ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Napoleon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
      • Napoleon is located in Desha County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Napoleon
      • From Gillett to Napoleon
    • McArthur
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Drew County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gillett, with the one closest to Gillett listed first.
    • Winchester
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Tillar
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tillar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillar
      • Tillar is located in Drew County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
    • Selma
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Selma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
      • Selma is located in Drew County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Selma
      • From Gillett to Selma
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gillett, with the one closest to Gillett listed first.
    • Reydell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Richardson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richardson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
      • Richardson is located in Jefferson County
    • Tamo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Cornerstone
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cornerstone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone
      • Cornerstone is located in Jefferson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cornerstone
      • From Gillett to Cornerstone
    • Moscow
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
      • Moscow is located in Jefferson County
    • Madding
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Madding. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madding
      • Madding is located in Jefferson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Madding
      • From Gillett to Madding
    • Noble Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Noble Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Lake
      • Noble Lake is located in Jefferson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Noble Lake
      • From Gillett to Noble Lake
    • Wabbaseka
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Altheimer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gillett, with the one closest to Gillett listed first.
    • South Bend ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
      • South Bend is located in Lincoln County
    • Gould
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Varner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sarassa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sarassa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarassa
      • Sarassa is located in Lincoln County
    • Grady
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Meroney
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Crigler
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Warrenton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Warrenton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
      • Warrenton is located in Lincoln County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Warrenton
      • From Gillett to Warrenton
    • Yorktown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorktown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
      • Yorktown is located in Lincoln County
    • Tyro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Star City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Monroe County
  • Phillips County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gillett, with the one closest to Gillett listed first.
    • Crumrod
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crumrod have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumrod
      • Crumrod is located in Phillips County
    • Mellwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellwood
      • Mellwood is located in Phillips County
    • Lambrook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lambrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambrook
      • Lambrook is located in Phillips County
  • Bolivar County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gillett, with the one closest to Gillett listed first.
    • Wright
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gunnison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosedale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Waxhaw
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Perthshire
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perthshire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perthshire
      • Perthshire is located in Bolivar County (MS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Perthshire
      • From Gillett to Perthshire
    • Deeson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deeson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deeson
      • Deeson is located in Bolivar County (MS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Deeson
      • From Gillett to Deeson
    • Round Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Gillett ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gillett.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

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.<5>

While we didn't find Gillett in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gillett.

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

  • Arkansas Post ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arkansas Post have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas Post
    • Arkansas Post is located in Arkansas County
  • Tichnor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • South Bend ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
    • South Bend is located in Lincoln County
  • Pendleton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pendleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
    • Pendleton is located in Desha County
  • Deluce
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deluce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deluce
    • Deluce is located in Arkansas County
  • Douglas
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
    • Douglas is located in Lincoln County
  • Bayou Meto
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cummins
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cummins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummins
    • Cummins is located in Lincoln County
  • Medford ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
    • Medford is located in Desha County
  • De Witt
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Hagler
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hagler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
    • Hagler is located in Arkansas County
  • Varner
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Red Fork
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fork
      • Red Fork is located in Desha County
    • Reedville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
      • Reedville is located in Desha County
    • Olena
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
      • Olena is located in Arkansas County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Gillett ...

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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gillett.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Gillett. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Gillett and those printed in the larger area surrounding Gillett.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<6> of Gillett.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Gillett:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gillett. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Gillett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Gillett) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gillett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1184, Longitude: -91.3822    









 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 28 Apr 2025