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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Hennessey. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hennessey to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hennessey, 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 Hennessey (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 Hennessey. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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 Hennessey is historic, it would have been located within present day Hempstead 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 Hempstead County: Clark, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Nevada & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Hennessey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hennessey:
- Hempstead County (The home county of Hennessey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hennessey, with the one closest to Hennessey listed first.
- Patmos
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Patmos is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Shover Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shover Springs is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shover Springs
- Centerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sheppard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sheppard is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard
- Perrytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Perrytown is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Oakhaven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Oakhaven is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Fulton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- McNab
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- McNab is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNab
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Washington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Columbus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blevins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Blevins is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Ozan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ozan is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hennessey, with the one closest to Hennessey listed first.
- Waldo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- College Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- College Hill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
- McNeil
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Milner ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Milner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Macedonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Taylor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Calhoun
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Horsehead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Horsehead is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hennessey, with the one closest to Hennessey listed first.
- Saratoga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buck Range
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buck Range is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Range
- Tollette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tollette is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hennessey, with the one closest to Hennessey listed first.
- Old Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Old Town is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Lewisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stamps
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buckner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buckner is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Kress City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kress City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kress City
- McKamie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- McKamie is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKamie
- Bradley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Walnut Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Walnut Hill is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Gin City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gin City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin City
- Little River County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hennessey, with the one closest to Hennessey listed first.
- Millwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millwood is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Ogden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ogden is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Miller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hennessey, with the one closest to Hennessey listed first.
- Garland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garland is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Genoa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Genoa is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Roberts ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Fouke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rondo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rondo is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Texarkana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Nevada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hennessey, with the one closest to Hennessey listed first.
- Bodcaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bodcaw is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Willisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Willisville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Emmet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Emmet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Rosston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rosston is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Laneburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Laneburg is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneburg
- Cale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cale is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Prescott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Zama ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zama is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zama
- Boughton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boughton is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boughton
- Bluff City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ouachita County
- Stephens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bowie County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hennessey, with the one closest to Hennessey listed first.
- Texarkana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sulphur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sulphur is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hennessey, see our County-by-County Page for Hennessey.
Cemeteries Near Hennessey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hennessey.
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 Hennessey - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hennessey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hennessey, with the one closest to Hennessey listed first.
- Patmos Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cummings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Downs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Boyd Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hatch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wise Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stricklin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Old Lewisville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (162 more) ...
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Hennessey in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hennessey.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hennessey, with the one closest to Hennessey listed first.
- Sardis ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sardis is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Lewisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stamps
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Falcon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Falcon is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Bodcaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bodcaw is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Shover Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shover Springs is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shover Springs
- Garland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garland is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Clayton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Guernsey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Guernsey is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
- Sheppard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sheppard is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard
- Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- McKinney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- McKinney is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Brisbane ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brisbane is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbane
- Lumber
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lumber is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber
- Delta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Delta is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hennessey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hennessey.
Newspapers Published in Hennessey ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hennessey.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hennessey, 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 Hennessey.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Hennessey:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Hempstead County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Howard County
- Lafayette County
- Little River County
- Miller County
- Nevada County
- Ouachita County
- Bowie 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 Hennessey, 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hennessey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |