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 Herndon (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 Herndon. 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 and hospitals 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.
Herndon is located in Craighead 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 Craighead County: Greene, Jackson, Lawrence, Mississippi, Poinsett & Dunklin (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Herndon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Herndon:
- Craighead County (The home county of Herndon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Herndon, with the one closest to Herndon listed first.
- Philadelphia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Philadelphia is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Bono
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brookland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jonesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Egypt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lake View is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Bay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bay is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay <1>
- Cash
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cash is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Lake City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Obear ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Obear is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obear
- Black Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Black Oak is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Red Onion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Red Onion is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
- Monette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herndon, with the one closest to Herndon listed first.
- Peach Orchard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Peach Orchard is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Knobel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Knobel is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Datto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Datto is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Datto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herndon, with the one closest to Herndon listed first.
- Walcott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Walcott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Finch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Finch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
- Light
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Light is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Pine Knot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Knot is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot
- Crowley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crowley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
- Paragould
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Beech Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
- Oak Grove Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Delaplaine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Delaplaine is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaplaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Bard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bard is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
- Lafe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lafe is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Stonewall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stonewall is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Marmaduke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herndon, with the one closest to Herndon listed first.
- Swifton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Swifton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Grubbs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Centerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Kenyon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kenyon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herndon, with the one closest to Herndon listed first.
- Sedgwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Walnut Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hoxie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- College City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- College City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
- Estimated population in 2016: 506 people
- Minturn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Minturn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Portia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alicia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Alicia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Black Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Powhatan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lynn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mississippi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herndon, with the one closest to Herndon listed first.
- Leachville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Arkmo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Arkmo is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
- Rington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rington is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rington
- Poinsett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herndon, with the one closest to Herndon listed first.
- Greenfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Trumann
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hatchie Coon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hatchie Coon is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Coon
- Weiner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Harrisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rivervale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rivervale is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivervale
- Waldenburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herndon, with the one closest to Herndon listed first.
- O'Kean
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- O'Kean is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Kean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Serene
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Serene is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serene
- Manson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Manson is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Skaggs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Skaggs is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs
- Pocahontas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Biggers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Biggers is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Peru
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Peru is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Reyno
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- 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
- Birdell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Birdell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
- Brockett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brockett is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockett
- Eleven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eleven is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven
- Dunklin County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Herndon, with the one closest to Herndon listed first.
- Red Onion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Red Onion is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
- Cockrum
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cockrum is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrum
- Cardwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Arkmo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Arkmo is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
- Arbyrd
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Arbyrd is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbyrd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Rington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rington is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rington
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Herndon, see our County-by-County Page for Herndon.
Cemeteries Near Herndon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Herndon.
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 Herndon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Herndon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Herndon, with the one closest to Herndon listed first.
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Caldwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Caldwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lorado Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Crossroads Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rains Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Reliford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (229 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Haven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find Herndon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Herndon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Herndon, with the one closest to Herndon listed first.
- Lorado
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lorado is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorado
- Bono
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Finch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Finch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
- Walcott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Walcott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Brookland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sedgwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jonesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nettleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nettleton is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
- Bethel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Crowley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crowley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
- Egypt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ridge is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Paragould
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Murta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Murta is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murta
- Walnut Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Herndon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Herndon.
Newspapers Published in Herndon ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Herndon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Herndon, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Herndon.
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 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 Herndon:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Craighead County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Greene County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Mississippi County
- Poinsett County
- Randolph County
- Dunklin 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> | 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 Herndon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Herndon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |