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 Hickeytown (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 Hickeytown. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Hickeytown is located in Johnson 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 Johnson County: Franklin, Logan, Madison, Newton, Pope & Yell.
Below are the counties that are near Hickeytown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hickeytown:
- Johnson County (The home county of Hickeytown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickeytown, with the one closest to Hickeytown listed first.
- Knoxville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Piney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Piney is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Lamar
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hagarville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hagarville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville
- Clarksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ludwig
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ludwig is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
- Strawberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Strawberry is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Spadra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Spadra is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
- Union City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Union City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Lone Pine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Pine is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Harmony
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Ozone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hartman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hartman is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickeytown, with the one closest to Hickeytown listed first.
- Pontoon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pontoon is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
- Jerusalem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Winrock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winrock is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winrock
- Old Hickory
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Hattieville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickeytown, with the one closest to Hickeytown listed first.
- Alix
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Alix is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alix
- Altus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Denning
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Denning is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Wiederkehr Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wiederkehr Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiederkehr Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Mountain Top
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Top is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Ozark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Webb City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Webb City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
- Etna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Etna is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickeytown, with the one closest to Hickeytown listed first.
- Delaware
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- New Blaine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Morrison Bluff is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Scranton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Scranton is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Sand Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Ridge is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Cotton Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cotton Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Subiaco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Corley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Corley is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Paris
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Carbon City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Carbon City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon City
- Blue Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Mountain is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickeytown, with the one closest to Hickeytown listed first.
- Limestone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Limestone is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Walnut
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Walnut is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Deer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Swain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Swain is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Perry County
- Casa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickeytown, with the one closest to Hickeytown listed first.
- Augsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Augsburg is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
- Ross
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ross is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- London
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Silex
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Silex is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Dover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Taral
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Taral is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taral
- Center Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Russellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bernice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bernice is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Scottsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- North Dardanelle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Dardanelle is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dardanelle
- Moreland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickeytown, with the one closest to Hickeytown listed first.
- Dardanelle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chickalah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Chickalah is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
- Centerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Belleville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Petit Jean
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Petit Jean is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petit Jean
- Havana
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Marvinville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Marvinville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvinville
- Corinth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Corinth is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Danville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cotton Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Town is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Ola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Birta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Birta is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
- Plainview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hickeytown, see our County-by-County Page for Hickeytown.
Cemeteries Near Hickeytown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hickeytown.
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 Hickeytown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hickeytown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hickeytown, with the one closest to Hickeytown listed first.
- Hickey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Maddin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Nordin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shoptaw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Reynolds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lewis Johnson Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Knoxville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burgess Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Augsburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (380 more) ...
- Cazort Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Love Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Utley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Hickeytown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hickeytown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hickeytown, with the one closest to Hickeytown listed first.
- Knoxville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Piney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Piney is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Augsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Augsburg is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
- Ross
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ross is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Lutherville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lutherville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutherville
- Lamar
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- London
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hagarville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hagarville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville
- Delaware
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Mill Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Creek is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Silex
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Silex is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dublin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dublin is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Ludwig
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ludwig is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
- Clarksville
(9 miles [14.5 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 Hickeytown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hickeytown.
Newspapers Published in Hickeytown ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hickeytown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hickeytown, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hickeytown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Hickeytown:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Johnson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Franklin County
- Logan County
- Newton County
- Perry County
- Pope County
- Yell 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> | 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 Hickeytown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Hickeytown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |