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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Griffin. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Griffin to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Griffin, 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 Griffin (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 Griffin. 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/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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/parishes 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/parishes, 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 Griffin is historic, it would have been located within present day Union 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 Union County: Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Columbia, Ouachita, Claiborne (LA), Morehouse (LA) & Union (LA).
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Griffin. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Griffin:
- Union County (The home county of Griffin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Scotland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Scotland is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Dumas City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dumas City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas City
- El Dorado
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Junction City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Junction City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Lisbon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lisbon is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blanchard Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Springs
- Dodge City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dodge City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Sandy Land
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sandy Land is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Land
- Norphlet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Norphlet is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norphlet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
- Smackover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Perdue City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Perdue City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue City
- Mount Holly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crain City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crain City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain City
- Bradley County
- Moro Bay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moro Bay is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro Bay
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Village is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village
- Calhoun
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Calhoun is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Emerson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Emerson is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Milner ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Milner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Horsehead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Horsehead is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Magnolia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- McNeil
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Macedonia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Ouachita County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Louann
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Louann is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louann
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Joyce City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Joyce City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce City
- Liberty
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Pace City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pace City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace City
- Stephens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cullendale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cullendale is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullendale
- Lufra ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lufra is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufra
- Claiborne Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Junction City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Junction City is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Wards Mill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wards Mill is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Mill
- Summerfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Gordon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Weldon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Weldon is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Lisbon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Haynesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Arizona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arizona is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona
- Homer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Homer is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,789 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <2>
- Dykesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dykesville is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykesville
- Lincoln Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Hico
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hico is located in Lincoln Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Dubach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Vining Mills ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Vining Mills is located in Lincoln Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining Mills
- Union Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Lillie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spearsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pisgah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pisgah is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Bernice
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cane Ridge ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cane Ridge is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Ridge
- Truxno
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Truxno is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxno
- Oakland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Griffin, see our County-by-County Page for Griffin.
Cemeteries Near Griffin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Griffin.
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 Griffin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Griffin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wesson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Old Parkers Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Parkers Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Willie Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Willie Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Willie Baptist Church Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of El Dorado.
- The Mt. Willie Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Willie Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55243 <4>
- Curtis Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Andrews Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cummings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (289 more) ...
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Parnell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.
While we didn't find Griffin in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Griffin.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Wesson
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wesson is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson
- Three Creeks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Three Creeks is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Creeks
- Cornie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cornie is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornie
- Caledonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Caledonia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- El Dorado
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shuler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shuler is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuler
- Lisbon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lisbon is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blanchard Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Springs
- Wards Mill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wards Mill is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Mill
- Spotville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Spotville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spotville
- Summerfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Hillsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hillsboro is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mount Holly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Atlanta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Atlanta is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Spearsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Griffin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Griffin.
Newspapers Published in Griffin ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Griffin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Griffin, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Griffin.
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 Griffin:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Union County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradley County
- Columbia County
- Ouachita County
- Claiborne Parish
- Lincoln Parish
- Union Parish
- 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 Griffin, 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 '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- Griffin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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. |