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 Hicks (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 Hicks. 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.
Hicks is located in Phillips County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Phillips County: Arkansas, Desha, Lee, Monroe, Bolivar (MS), Coahoma (MS) & Tunica (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Hicks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hicks:
- Phillips County (The home county of Hicks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hicks, with the one closest to Hicks listed first.
- Marvell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvell
- Marvell is located in Phillips County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marvell <2>
- Turkey Scratch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Scratch
- Turkey Scratch is located in Phillips County
- Turner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Turner is located in Phillips County
- Poplar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Poplar Grove is located in Phillips County
- Tyner ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - North Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
- North Creek is located in Phillips County
- Barton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Latour
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Lexa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexa
- Lexa is located in Phillips County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexa <2>
- Lakeview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Oneida
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Lambrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Wabash
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Wabash is located in Phillips County
- Arkansas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hicks, with the one closest to Hicks listed first.
- Crockett's Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett's Bluff
- Crockett's Bluff is located in Arkansas County
- Saint Charles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Saint Charles is located in Arkansas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <2>
- Preston Ferry
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Ferry
- Preston Ferry is located in Arkansas County
- Casscoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Ethel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Ethel is located in Arkansas County
- Almyra
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almyra have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almyra
- Almyra is located in Arkansas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almyra <2>
- De Witt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- De Witt is located in Arkansas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,970 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Witt <2>
- Parham ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hicks, with the one closest to Hicks listed first.
- Vineyard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Aubrey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Rondo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Rondo is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Moro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro
- Moro is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moro <2>
- LaGrange
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
- LaGrange is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Felton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton
- Felton is located in Lee County
- Marianna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
- Marianna is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marianna <2>
- Phillips Bayou
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Bayou
- Phillips Bayou is located in Lee County
- Haynes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Brickeys
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
- Brickeys is located in Lee County
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hicks, with the one closest to Hicks listed first.
- Palmer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Pine City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Pine City is located in Monroe County
- Holly Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Holly Grove is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Lawrenceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Lawrenceville is located in Monroe County
- Monroe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Monroe is located in Monroe County
- Clarendon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Clarendon is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarendon <2>
- Roe
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Brinkley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brinkley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley
- Brinkley is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,537 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brinkley <2>
- Fargo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hicks, with the one closest to Hicks listed first.
- Ulm
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Biscoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest) - Brasfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasfield
- Brasfield is located in Prairie County
- Fredonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Francis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hicks, with the one closest to Hicks listed first.
- Goodwin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
- Goodwin is located in Saint Francis County
- Wheatley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatley
- Wheatley is located in Saint Francis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheatley <2>
- Bonair
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
- Bonair is located in Saint Francis County
- Palestine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Palestine is located in Saint Francis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Coahoma County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hicks, with the one closest to Hicks listed first.
- Friars Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friars Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
- Friars Point is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Powell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Powell is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Lula
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Lula is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lula <2>
- Sunflower Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunflower Landing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Landing
- Sunflower Landing is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Coahoma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coahoma
- Coahoma is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coahoma <2>
- Tunica County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hicks, with the one closest to Hicks listed first.
- Peyton ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east) - Austin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hicks, see our County-by-County Page for Hicks.
Cemeteries Near Hicks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hicks.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hicks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hicks, with the one closest to Hicks listed first.
- Schaffhauser Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schaffhauser Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schaffhauser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Mariah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Mariah Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Mariah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55178 <4>
- Postelle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Postelle Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Postelle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lone Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Valley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pastel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pastel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pastel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Marks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marks Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Shavery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Shavery Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Shavery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Ashberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashberry Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ashberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- New Life Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Life Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Life Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Turner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Tucker Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tucker Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tucker Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (233 more) ...
- Gill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Israel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Israel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Gill Cemetery
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.<5>
While we didn't find Hicks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hicks.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hicks, with the one closest to Hicks listed first.
- Hicksville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hicksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Hicksville is located in Phillips County
- Marvell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvell
- Marvell is located in Phillips County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marvell <2>
- Palmer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Cypert
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Turner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Turner is located in Phillips County
- Trenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Poplar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Poplar Grove is located in Phillips County
- Pine City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Pine City is located in Monroe County
- Tyner ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Vineyard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Spring Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Spring Creek is located in Lee County
- North Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
- North Creek is located in Phillips County
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Barton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Holly Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Holly Grove is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Indian Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bay
- Indian Bay is located in Monroe County
- Barton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hicks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hicks.
Newspapers Published in Hicks ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hicks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hicks, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hicks.
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 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 Hicks:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Arkansas History Commission
- Pages specific to Phillips County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Arkansas County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Lee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Monroe County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Prairie County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Saint Francis County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Coahoma County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Tunica County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Arkansas County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cemeteries of Phillips County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cemeteries of Phillips County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hicks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Hicks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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- Hicks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hicks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5651, Longitude: -90.9812 In this case, the coordinates for Hicks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |