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 Hannaberry (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 Hannaberry. 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.
Hannaberry is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Arkansas, Cleveland, Grant, Lincoln, Lonoke & Pulaski.
Below are the counties that are near Hannaberry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hannaberry:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Hannaberry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hannaberry, with the one closest to Hannaberry listed first.
- Reydell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Reydell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reydell
- Tamo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tamo is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamo
- Cornerstone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cornerstone is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone
- Richardson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Richardson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Moscow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Moscow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Madding
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Madding is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madding
- Noble Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Noble Lake is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Lake
- Altheimer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wabbaseka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wabbaseka is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabbaseka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Rob Roy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
- Pinebergen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pinebergen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebergen
- Pine Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sherrill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sherrill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Arkansas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hannaberry, with the one closest to Hannaberry listed first.
- Bayou Meto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bayou Meto is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Gillett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tichnor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- De Witt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Almyra
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Humphrey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ethel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ethel is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Stuttgart
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Parham ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Parham is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parham
- Crockett's Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crockett's Bluff is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett's Bluff
- Saint Charles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Casscoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Casscoe is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casscoe
- Desha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hannaberry, with the one closest to Hannaberry listed first.
- Mitchellville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mitchellville is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Dumas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pea Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pea Ridge is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Pickens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pickens is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
- Hopedale ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hopedale is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Watson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kelso
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kelso is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
- Reed
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Reed is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Rohwer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Snow Lake is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake
- Drew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hannaberry, with the one closest to Hannaberry listed first.
- Winchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Winchester is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Selma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Selma is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Tillar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tillar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hannaberry, with the one closest to Hannaberry listed first.
- Varner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Varner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varner
- Sarassa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sarassa is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarassa
- South Bend ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
- Grady
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gould
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gould is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Meroney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Meroney is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meroney
- Crigler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crigler is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crigler
- Yorktown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yorktown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Warrenton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Warrenton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Star City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tyro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tyro is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Palmyra
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Cornerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cornerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hannaberry, see our County-by-County Page for Hannaberry.
Cemeteries Near Hannaberry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hannaberry.
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 Hannaberry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hannaberry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hannaberry, with the one closest to Hannaberry listed first.
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Douglas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Langford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lemmons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rice Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Round Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hawley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lowe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (208 more) ...
- Crawford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bayou Meto Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
While we didn't find Hannaberry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hannaberry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hannaberry, with the one closest to Hannaberry listed first.
- Cummins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cummins is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummins
- Douglas
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Douglas is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Varner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Varner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varner
- English
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- English is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Sarassa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sarassa is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarassa
- Bayou Meto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bayou Meto is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Grady
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- South Bend ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
- Swan Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Lake is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
- Hagler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hagler is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Lake Farm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Farm is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Farm
- Tamo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tamo is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamo
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cornerstone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cornerstone is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone
- Richardson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Richardson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Reedville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Reedville is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hannaberry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hannaberry.
Newspapers Published in Hannaberry ...
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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hannaberry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hannaberry, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hannaberry.
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 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 Hannaberry:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Arkansas County
- Desha County
- Drew County
- Lincoln 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 Hannaberry, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hannaberry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |