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 Granfiled Ferry (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 Granfiled Ferry. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Granfiled Ferry is located in Baxter 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 Baxter County: Fulton, Izard, Marion, Searcy, Stone & Ozark (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Granfiled Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Granfiled Ferry:
- Baxter County (The home county of Granfiled Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Granfiled Ferry, with the one closest to Granfiled Ferry listed first.
- Custer ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Custer is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Henderson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gamaliel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clarkridge is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkridge
- Mountain Home
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wake ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wake is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake
- Midway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Briarcliff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Briarcliff is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Colfax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Colfax is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Salesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hand ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hand is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
- Norfork Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Norfork Village is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfork Village
- Lakeview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Granfiled Ferry, with the one closest to Granfiled Ferry listed first.
- Gepp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gepp is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gepp
- Elizabeth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ott is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott
- Viola
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bexar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sturkie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sturkie is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturkie
- Moko
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Moko is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moko
- Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Izard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Granfiled Ferry, with the one closest to Granfiled Ferry listed first.
- Dolph
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dolph is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph
- Iuka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Iuka is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Pineville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Calico Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wideman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wideman is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wideman
- Oxford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Brockwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brockwell is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockwell
- Newburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newburg is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Wiseman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wiseman is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiseman
- Jumbo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jumbo is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Granfiled Ferry, with the one closest to Granfiled Ferry listed first.
- Oakland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bull Shoals
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Price Place
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Price Place is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Place
- Flippin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rea Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rea Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea Valley
- Rush ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rush is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Summit
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Yellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Peel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dodd City ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dodd City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd City
- Monarch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Monarch is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Searcy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Granfiled Ferry, with the one closest to Granfiled Ferry listed first.
- Cozahome
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cozahome is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozahome
- Harriet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Douglas County (MO)
- Richville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Richville is located in Douglas County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Howell County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Granfiled Ferry, with the one closest to Granfiled Ferry listed first.
- Ott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ott is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott
- Caulfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Moody
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Moody is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Lebo
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lebo is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebo
- South Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Fork is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Pottersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pottersville is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
- Lanton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lanton is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanton
- Siloam Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam Springs is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
- Cottbus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cottbus is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottbus
- Ozark County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Granfiled Ferry, with the one closest to Granfiled Ferry listed first.
- Udall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Udall is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udall
- Tecumseh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bakersfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bakersfield is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Hardenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gainesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elijah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elijah is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elijah
- Pontiac
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zanoni ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Zanoni is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanoni
- Isabella
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sundown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sundown is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
- Romance
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Romance is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Theodosia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Theodosia is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodosia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Brixey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Brixey is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brixey
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Granfiled Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Granfiled Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Granfiled Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Granfiled Ferry.
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 Granfiled Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Granfiled Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Granfiled Ferry, with the one closest to Granfiled Ferry listed first.
- Maynard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Quality Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Thacker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gamaliel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bentley Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Baker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baxter Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Conley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (207 more) ...
- Douglas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Custer - Herron Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Athens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Granfiled Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Granfiled Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Granfiled Ferry, with the one closest to Granfiled Ferry listed first.
- Henderson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mountain Home
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prestonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Prestonia is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonia
- Bennett's ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bennett's is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett's
- Wake ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wake is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake
- Udall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Udall is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udall
- Ruth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ruth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Vidette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Vidette is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Independence ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Independence is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Buford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buford is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Bakersfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bakersfield is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Amos
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Amos is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gassville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabeth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sharp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sharp is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Granfiled Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Granfiled Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Granfiled Ferry ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Granfiled Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Granfiled Ferry, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Granfiled Ferry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Granfiled Ferry:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Baxter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fulton County
- Izard County
- Marion County
- Searcy County
- Douglas County
- Howell 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Granfiled Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Granfiled Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |