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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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 Washington 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 Washington County: Benton, Crawford, Madison & Adair (OK).
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:
- Washington County (The home county of Hicks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hicks, with the one closest to Hicks listed first.
- Sulphur City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sulphur City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Durham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Durham is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Elkins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Hazel Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hazel Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Valley
- Brentwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brentwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- West Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greenland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
- Fayette Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Junction
- Fayetteville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Winslow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hicks, with the one closest to Hicks listed first.
- Bethel Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bethel Heights is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,970 people
- Lowell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Silver Springs ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Silver Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- War Eagle
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- War Eagle is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle
- Cave Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,737 people
- Logan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Logan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Trident
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Trident is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trident
- Prairie Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Prairie Creek is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Rogers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Highfill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Highfill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
- Puckett ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Puckett is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Mason Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mason Valley is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Valley
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hicks, with the one closest to Hicks listed first.
- Bidville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bidville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidville
- Winfrey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Winfrey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfrey
- Locke
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Locke is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
- Chester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Anna ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Anna is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Mountainburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lee Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Creek is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek
- Stop ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stop is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
- Natural Dam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cedarville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hicks, with the one closest to Hicks listed first.
- Cass
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cass is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
- Cravens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cravens is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
- Felkner Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Felkner Town is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felkner Town
- Mountain Top
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Top is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Watalula
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Watalula is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watalula
- White Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- White Oak is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Johnson County
- Linville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Linville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hicks, with the one closest to Hicks listed first.
- Thompson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Thompson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Crosses
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crosses is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses
- Wesley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Delaney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Delaney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
- Georgetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Japton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Japton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japton
- Combs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whitener
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitener is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitener
- Brashears
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brashears is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashears
- Hindsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Paul
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paul is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Huntsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Adair County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hicks, with the one closest to Hicks listed first.
- Westville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Watts Community
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Watts Community is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Community
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.
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 Hicks - one of the links might be able to help.
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.
- Reese Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Richardson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shumate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lewis Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stokenbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Boone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Burkhead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (320 more) ...
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woolsey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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.<4>
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.
- Sulphur City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sulphur City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Arnett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Arnett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
- Durham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Durham is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Elkins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Thompson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Brentwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brentwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Hazel Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hazel Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Valley
- Harris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Woolsey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woolsey is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey
- West Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Baldwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Baldwin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Crosses
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crosses is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Greenland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
- Summit ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Sunset
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sunset is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
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 97 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]<2>. 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 begin 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 Hicks:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Crawford County
- Franklin County
- Johnson County
- Madison County
- Adair 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hicks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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. |