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 Harris (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 Harris. 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 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.
Harris is located in Saint Francis 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 Saint Francis County: Crittenden, Cross, Lee, Monroe & Woodruff.
Below are the counties that are near Harris. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harris:
- Saint Francis County (The home county of Harris)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harris, with the one closest to Harris listed first.
- Madison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Saint Francis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <2>
- Caldwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Caldwell is located in Saint Francis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caldwell <2>
- Widener
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widener
- Widener is located in Saint Francis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Forrest City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrest City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
- Forrest City is located in Saint Francis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,654 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forrest City <2>
- Colt
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colt
- Colt is located in Saint Francis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colt <2>
- Bonair
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
- Bonair is located in Saint Francis County
- Palestine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Palestine is located in Saint Francis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Rawlinson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Heth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heth
- Heth is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heth <2>
- Hughes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
- Hughes is located in Saint Francis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughes <2>
- Goodwin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
- Goodwin is located in Saint Francis County
- Wheatley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatley
- Wheatley is located in Saint Francis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheatley <2>
- Crittenden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harris, with the one closest to Harris listed first.
- Jennette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - Proctor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Proctor is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctor <2>
- Earle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle
- Earle is located in Crittenden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,164 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earle <2>
- Anthonyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anthonyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Anthonyville is located in Crittenden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Edmondson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Crawfordsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfordsville
- Crawfordsville is located in Crittenden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 453 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawfordsville <2>
- Horseshoe Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Lake
- Horseshoe Lake is located in Crittenden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Seyppel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast) - Amanca
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanca
- Amanca is located in Crittenden County
- Cross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harris, with the one closest to Harris listed first.
- Wynne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wynne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynne
- Wynne is located in Cross County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wynne <2>
- Levesque
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Vanndale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanndale
- Vanndale is located in Cross County
- Parkin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkin
- Parkin is located in Cross County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 974 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkin <2>
- Cherry Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Cherry Valley is located in Cross County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry Valley <2>
- Twist
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Bay Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Bay Village is located in Cross County
- Hickory Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Hickory Ridge is located in Cross County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Jackson County
- Gourd Neck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gourd Neck
- Gourd Neck is located in Jackson County
- Gourd Neck
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harris, with the one closest to Harris listed first.
- Haynes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Brickeys
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
- Brickeys is located in Lee County
- Winona ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Felton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton
- Felton is located in Lee County
- Bledsoe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Bledsoe is located in Lee County
- Marianna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
- Marianna is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marianna <2>
- Moro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro
- Moro is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moro <2>
- Aubrey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - LaGrange
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
- LaGrange is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Rondo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Rondo is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Phillips Bayou
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Bayou
- Phillips Bayou is located in Lee County
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harris, with the one closest to Harris listed first.
- Fargo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Brinkley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brinkley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley
- Brinkley is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,537 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brinkley <2>
- Monroe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Monroe is located in Monroe County
- Phillips County
- Turkey Scratch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Scratch
- Turkey Scratch is located in Phillips County
- Turkey Scratch
- Woodruff County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harris, with the one closest to Harris listed first.
- Bemis
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Hunter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - DeView
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Howell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - McCrory
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrory
- McCrory is located in Woodruff County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
- Cotton Plant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Plant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
- Cotton Plant is located in Woodruff County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cotton Plant <2>
- Patterson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tunica County (MS)
- Mhoon Landing ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mhoon Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoon Landing
- Mhoon Landing is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Mhoon Landing ‑ Historic
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harris, see our County-by-County Page for Harris.
Newspapers Published in Harris ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harris.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harris, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harris.
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 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 Harris:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Arkansas History Commission
- Pages specific to Saint Francis County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crittenden County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cross County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jackson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Monroe County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Phillips County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Woodruff County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Tunica County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Crittenden County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cemeteries of Saint Francis County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Arkansas
Cemeteries Near Harris ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harris.
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 Harris covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harris, with the one closest to Harris listed first.
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
- Beazley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beazley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beazley Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
- New Hebron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hebron Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- The Hughes Cemetery has also been known as:
- Good Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #583206 <4>
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- New Sardis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Sardis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Sardis Cemetery
- Dorriss Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dorriss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dorriss Cemetery
- Forrest City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forrest City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forrest City Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Cemetery
- Yarbo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yarbo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yarbo Cemetery
- Forrest Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forrest Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forrest Park Cemetery
- Continue List (201 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
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 Harris in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harris.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harris, with the one closest to Harris listed first.
- Madison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Saint Francis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <2>
- Caldwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Caldwell is located in Saint Francis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caldwell <2>
- Forrest City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrest City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
- Forrest City is located in Saint Francis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,654 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forrest City <2>
- Widener
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widener
- Widener is located in Saint Francis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Newcastle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Colt
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colt
- Colt is located in Saint Francis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colt <2>
- Bonair
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
- Bonair is located in Saint Francis County
- Blackfish
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Palestine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Palestine is located in Saint Francis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Haynes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Wittsburg ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Wynne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wynne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynne
- Wynne is located in Cross County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wynne <2>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Levesque
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Rawlinson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Hamlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Levesque
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harris. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harris.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harris. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harris) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harris. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0620, Longitude: -90.7557 In this case, the coordinates for Harris have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Harris, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |