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 Heelstring (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 Heelstring. 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 hospitals 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.
Heelstring is located in Clay 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 Clay County: Greene, Randolph, Butler (MO), Dunklin (MO) & Ripley (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Heelstring. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Heelstring:
- Clay County (The home county of Heelstring)
- The following are listed by their distance from Heelstring, with the one closest to Heelstring listed first.
- Datto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Datto is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Datto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Peach Orchard
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Peach Orchard is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Knobel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Knobel is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Success
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Success is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Corning
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Current View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Current View is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
- Moark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moark is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moark
- McDougal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- McDougal is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Rector
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pollard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Greenway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Greenway is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Piggott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heelstring, with the one closest to Heelstring listed first.
- Delaplaine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Delaplaine is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaplaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Stonewall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stonewall is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Beech Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Beech Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
- Lafe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lafe is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Crowley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Crowley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
- Oak Grove Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Heights is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
- Light
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Light is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Marmaduke
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Walcott
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Walcott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Pine Knot
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pine Knot is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot
- Paragould
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Finch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Finch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heelstring, with the one closest to Heelstring listed first.
- College City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- College City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
- Estimated population in 2016: 506 people
- Walnut Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hoxie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sedgwick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Black Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Portia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Imboden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Powhatan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heelstring, with the one closest to Heelstring listed first.
- Reyno
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Reyno is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Former names for Reyno:
- Cherokee Bay
- Esselwood
- Needmore
- Biggers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Biggers is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Peru
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Peru is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Maynard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Maynard is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Serene
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Serene is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serene
- Brockett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brockett is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockett
- Middlebrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Middlebrook is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook
- O'Kean
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- O'Kean is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Kean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Skaggs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Skaggs is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs
- Attica
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Attica is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Pocahontas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pocahontas is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,371 people
- Former names for Pocahontas:
- Bettis Bluff
- Betts Bluff
- Pokakhontas
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <1>
- Ingram
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ingram is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Ingram has also been known as:
- Gooberhull
- Butler County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Heelstring, with the one closest to Heelstring listed first.
- Neelyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harviell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fagus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fagus is located in Butler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagus
- Oglesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oglesville is located in Butler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesville
- Qulin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Qulin is located in Butler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qulin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Dunklin County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Heelstring, with the one closest to Heelstring listed first.
- Cardwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cockrum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cockrum is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrum
- Oregon County (MO)
- Calm
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Calm is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calm
- Ripley County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Heelstring, with the one closest to Heelstring listed first.
- Current View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Current View is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
- Naylor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Naylor is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Oxly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oxly is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxly
- Doniphan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gamburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gamburg is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamburg
- Fairdealing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fairdealing is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Ponder
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ponder is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponder
- Briar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Briar is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
- Gatewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gatewood is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Heelstring, see our County-by-County Page for Heelstring.
Cemeteries Near Heelstring ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Heelstring.
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 Heelstring - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Heelstring covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Heelstring, with the one closest to Heelstring listed first.
- Nelson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old Reyno Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Richwoods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pirtle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hoisey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Bernard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Johnston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Johnston Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Reyno.
- The Johnston Cemetery has also been known as:
- Johnston and Nelson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54569 <2>
- Blount Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blount Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Reyno.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53117 <2>
- Osborn Cemetery
- The Osborn Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55552 <2>
- Scott Cemetery
- The Scott Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Scott Cemetery (located 58 miles to the north).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56178 <2>
- Continue List (321 more) ...
- Lawnbird Cemetery
- The Lawnbird Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnbird Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54699 <2>
- Luttrell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Albrite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Heelstring in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Heelstring.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Heelstring, with the one closest to Heelstring listed first.
- Reyno
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Reyno is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Former names for Reyno:
- Cherokee Bay
- Esselwood
- Needmore
- Peach Orchard
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Peach Orchard is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Knobel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Knobel is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Corning
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peru
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Peru is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Palatka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Palatka is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatka
- Stonewall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stonewall is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Moark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moark is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moark
- Maynard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Maynard is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Brockett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brockett is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockett
- O'Kean
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- O'Kean is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Kean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Middlebrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Middlebrook is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pocahontas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pocahontas is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,371 people
- Former names for Pocahontas:
- Bettis Bluff
- Betts Bluff
- Pokakhontas
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <1>
- Gainesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gainesville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Poynor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Poynor is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poynor
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Heelstring. See our List of 1890's Communities around Heelstring.
Newspapers Published in Heelstring ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Heelstring.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Heelstring, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Heelstring.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Heelstring:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Greene County
- Lawrence County
- Randolph County
- Butler County
- Dunklin County
- Oregon County
- Ripley 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Heelstring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Heelstring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |