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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Harrys. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Harrys to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Harrys, 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 Harrys (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 Harrys. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Harrys is historic, it would have been located within present day Prairie 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 Prairie County: Arkansas, Lonoke, Monroe, White & Woodruff.
Below are the counties that are near Harrys. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harrys:
- Prairie County (The home county of Harrys)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrys, with the one closest to Harrys listed first.
- Des Arc
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sand Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Hill is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Little Dixie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Little Dixie is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dixie
- Biscoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Biscoe is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscoe
- Brasfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brasfield is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasfield
- Fredonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- De Valls Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hazen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cuneo ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cuneo is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuneo
- Hickory Plains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hickory Plains is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Plains
- Screeton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Screeton is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screeton
- Tollville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tollville is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollville
- Arkansas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrys, with the one closest to Harrys listed first.
- Parham ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Parham is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parham
- Preston Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Preston Ferry is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Ferry
- Lee County
- Moro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lonoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrys, with the one closest to Harrys listed first.
- Carlisle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- McCreanor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- McCreanor is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCreanor
- Sisemore
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sisemore is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisemore
- Oak Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Parkers Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Parkers Corner is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Corner
- Lonoke
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ward
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bayou Meto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bayou Meto is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Austin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Austin is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
- Parnell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Parnell is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Cabot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Seaton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Seaton is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrys, with the one closest to Harrys listed first.
- Brinkley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fargo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fargo is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Clarendon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roe
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Roe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Monroe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Holly Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Harrys, with the one closest to Harrys listed first.
- Wheatley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Goodwin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Goodwin is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrys, with the one closest to Harrys listed first.
- Georgetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Griffithville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Griffithville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Walker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walker is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- West Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- West Point is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Garner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Higginson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Higginson is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Kensett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- McRae
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- McRae is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- Judsonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Beebe
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bald Knob
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Searcy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Woodruff County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrys, with the one closest to Harrys listed first.
- Cotton Plant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gregory
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gregory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Flynn ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Flynn is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
- Howell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Howell is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Colona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Colona is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
- Hunter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hunter is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Augusta
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- DeView
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- DeView is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeView
- Patterson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- McCrory
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- McCrory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
- Bemis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bemis is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
- Riverside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harrys, see our County-by-County Page for Harrys.
Cemeteries Near Harrys ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harrys.
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 Harrys - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harrys covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harrys, with the one closest to Harrys listed first.
- Whippoorwill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Luke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lost Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Welcome Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome Home Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Welcome Home Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the north of Des Arc.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1126701 <3>
- Green Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- McBee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ford Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Johnson Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (182 more) ...
- Tucker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Biscoe Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Harrys in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harrys.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harrys, with the one closest to Harrys listed first.
- Des Arc
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Barrettsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barrettsville is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- De Valls Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hazen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Egbert ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Egbert is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egbert
- Cuneo ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cuneo is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuneo
- Cotton Plant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hickory Plains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hickory Plains is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Plains
- Screeton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Screeton is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screeton
- Saulsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Saulsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsburg
- Gregory
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gregory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Walker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walker is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Carlisle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brinkley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Howell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Howell is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harrys. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harrys.
Newspapers Published in Harrys ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harrys.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harrys, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harrys.
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 Harrys:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Prairie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Arkansas County
- Lee County
- Lonoke County
- Monroe County
- Saint Francis County
- White County
- Woodruff 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 Harrys, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harrys) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |