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 Hickory Valley (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 Hickory Valley. 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.
Name Variations for Hickory Valley ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Hickory Valley: Hickory Vly. (or less commonly used: Hickory Vally. or Hickory Vlly.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Hickory Valley. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hickory Valley.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Hickory Valley is located in Independence 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 Independence County: Cleburne, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Sharp, Stone & White.
Below are the counties that are near Hickory Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hickory Valley:
- Independence County (The home county of Hickory Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Valley, with the one closest to Hickory Valley listed first.
- Cave City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sandtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sandtown is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Pfeiffer
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pfeiffer is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Moorefield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Moorefield is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Charlotte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Charlotte is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Batesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Denieville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Denieville is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denieville
- Cushman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cushman is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Desha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Desha is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desha
- Magness
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Magness is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Cord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cord is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cord
- Bethesda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bethesda is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Valley, with the one closest to Hickory Valley listed first.
- Almond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Almond is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Concord
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Wolf Bayou
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Bayou is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bayou
- Drasco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Drasco is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drasco
- Ida
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton County
- Glencoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Glencoe is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Izard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Valley, with the one closest to Hickory Valley listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bone Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bone Town is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Town
- Sage
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sage is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage
- LaCrosse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- LaCrosse is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCrosse
- Lunenburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lunenburg is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Guion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Guion is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Melbourne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Violet Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Violet Hill is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill
- Horseshoe Bend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brockwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brockwell is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockwell
- Jumbo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jumbo is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Newburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newburg is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Valley, with the one closest to Hickory Valley listed first.
- Elgin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elgin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Centerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Kenyon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kenyon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Jacksonport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell Station is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Diaz
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Diaz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
- Tuckerman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Swifton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Swifton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Newport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Airport Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Airport Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Island Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Island Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Town
- Grand Glaise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Grand Glaise is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Glaise
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Valley, with the one closest to Hickory Valley listed first.
- Saffell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Saffell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffell
- Strawberry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Strawberry is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Lynn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Smithville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Smithville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Annieville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Annieville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annieville
- Alicia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Alicia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Powhatan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Black Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Imboden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ravenden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Minturn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Minturn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Portia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sharp County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Valley, with the one closest to Hickory Valley listed first.
- Grange
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grange is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Maxville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Maxville is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Sidney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sidney is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Evening Shade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Poughkeepsie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Poughkeepsie is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
- Ash Flat
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Highland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
- Williford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Williford is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Cherokee Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hardy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Valley, with the one closest to Hickory Valley listed first.
- Marcella
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Marcella is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- Pleasant Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- White County
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Davenport is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hickory Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Hickory Valley.
Cemeteries Near Hickory Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hickory Valley.
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 Hickory Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hickory Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hickory Valley, with the one closest to Hickory Valley listed first.
- Hickory Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Weavers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Weaver's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ball Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cave City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Barnett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Convenience Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chinn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (336 more) ...
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rawlings Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Belleview 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hickory Valley had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hickory Valley, with the one closest to Hickory Valley listed first.
- Grange
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grange is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Sandtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sandtown is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Maxville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Maxville is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Moorefield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Moorefield is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Batesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sidney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sidney is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Alvis ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Alvis is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvis
- Sulphur Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Denieville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Denieville is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denieville
- Hazel Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hazel Grove is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Grove
- Cushman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cushman is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Desha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Desha is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desha
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Evening Shade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dota
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dota is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dota
- Cord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cord is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cord
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hickory Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hickory Valley.
Newspapers Published in Hickory Valley ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hickory Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hickory Valley, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hickory Valley.
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 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 Hickory Valley:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Independence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Fulton County
- Izard County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Sharp County
- Stone County
- White 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 Hickory Valley, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hickory Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |