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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Harbis. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Harbis to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Harbis, 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 Harbis (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 Harbis. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Harbis is historic, it would have been located within present day Phillips 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 Phillips County: Arkansas, Desha, Lee, Monroe, Bolivar (MS), Coahoma (MS) & Tunica (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Harbis. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harbis:
- Phillips County (The home county of Harbis)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harbis, with the one closest to Harbis listed first.
- Barton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Barton is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Oneida
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oneida is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Latour
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Latour is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
- North Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Creek is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
- Poplar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Grove is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Huma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Huma is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huma
- Lexa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lakeview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Helena - West Helena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Helena - West Helena is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
- Old Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Old Town is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Wabash
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wabash is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Marvell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Arkansas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harbis, with the one closest to Harbis listed first.
- Saint Charles
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crockett's Bluff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Crockett's Bluff is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett's Bluff
- Ethel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ethel is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Preston Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Preston Ferry is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Ferry
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harbis, with the one closest to Harbis listed first.
- LaGrange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- LaGrange is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Rondo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rondo is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Vineyard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vineyard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Phillips Bayou
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Phillips Bayou is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Bayou
- Aubrey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aubrey is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Marianna
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Felton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Felton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton
- Moro
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Brickeys
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Brickeys is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
- Haynes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Haynes is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Peters
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peters is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Bledsoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bledsoe is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harbis, with the one closest to Harbis listed first.
- Palmer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Palmer is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Pine City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pine City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Lawrenceville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Monroe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Holly Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Holly Grove is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Saint Francis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harbis, with the one closest to Harbis listed first.
- Bonair
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bonair is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
- Rawlinson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rawlinson is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlinson
- Bolivar County (MS)
- Alligator
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Alligator is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Coahoma County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harbis, with the one closest to Harbis listed first.
- Friars Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Friars Point is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Powell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Powell is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Lula
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lula is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lula <2>
- Coahoma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rich
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rich is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich
- Clover Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Hill is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Eagles Nest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eagles Nest is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Jonestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sunflower Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sunflower Landing is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Landing
- Lyon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lyon is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Clarksdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Hopson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hopson is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Quitman County (MS)
- Falcon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Falcon is located in Quitman County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Tunica County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harbis, with the one closest to Harbis listed first.
- Peyton ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Peyton is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton
- Austin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Austin is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Clayton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Clayton is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Evansville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Evansville is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Mhoon Landing ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mhoon Landing is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoon Landing
- Tunica
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Tunica
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Tunica is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tunica
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harbis, see our County-by-County Page for Harbis.
Cemeteries Near Harbis ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harbis.
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 Harbis - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harbis covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harbis, with the one closest to Harbis listed first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Section Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Gilean Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morning Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Central Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Trenton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (242 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Garden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.
While we didn't find Harbis in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harbis.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harbis, with the one closest to Harbis listed first.
- Barton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Barton is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- North Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Creek is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
- Latour
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Latour is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
- Poplar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Grove is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Trenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Trenton is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Huma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Huma is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huma
- Lexa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Southland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Southland is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southland
- Marvell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tyner ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tyner is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Westover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westover is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Helena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- LaGrange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- LaGrange is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Cypert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cypert is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypert
- Modoc
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Modoc is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harbis. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harbis.
Newspapers Published in Harbis ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harbis.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harbis, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harbis.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Harbis:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Phillips County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Arkansas County
- Lee County
- Monroe County
- Saint Francis County
- Bolivar County
- Coahoma County
- Quitman County
- Tunica County
- 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 Harbis, 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> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Harbis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |