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 Horseshoe (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 Horseshoe. 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 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.
Horseshoe is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Craighead, Cross, Independence, Lawrence, Poinsett, White & Woodruff.
Below are the counties that are near Horseshoe. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Horseshoe:
- Jackson County (The home county of Horseshoe)
- The following are listed by their distance from Horseshoe, with the one closest to Horseshoe listed first.
- Auvergne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Auvergne is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvergne
- Shoffner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shoffner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoffner
- Island Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Island Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Town
- Weldon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Weldon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Remmel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Remmel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remmel
- Newport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Algoa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Algoa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoa
- Tupelo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Grand Glaise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grand Glaise is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Glaise
- Amagon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Amagon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amagon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Diaz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Diaz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
- Airport Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Airport Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Craighead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horseshoe, with the one closest to Horseshoe listed first.
- Cash
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cash is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Obear ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Obear is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obear
- Egypt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horseshoe, with the one closest to Horseshoe listed first.
- Hickory Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Cherry Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Independence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horseshoe, with the one closest to Horseshoe listed first.
- Thida
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Thida is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thida
- Oil Trough
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Magness
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Magness is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Rosie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rosie is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
- Sulphur Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Pleasant Plains
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Cord
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cord is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cord
- Salado
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Charlotte
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Charlotte is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Southside
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Southside is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Moorefield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Moorefield is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horseshoe, with the one closest to Horseshoe listed first.
- Alicia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Alicia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Saffell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Saffell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffell
- Poinsett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horseshoe, with the one closest to Horseshoe listed first.
- Fisher
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fisher is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Waldenburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Weiner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horseshoe, with the one closest to Horseshoe listed first.
- Bradford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Russell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bliss ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bliss is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Bald Knob
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Davenport is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Sunnydale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sunnydale is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydale
- Judsonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- West Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Point is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Kensett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Clay is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Woodruff County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horseshoe, with the one closest to Horseshoe listed first.
- Riverside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Augusta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Patterson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Patterson is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- McCrory
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- McCrory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
- DeView
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- DeView is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeView
- Morton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morton is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Colona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Colona is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
- Gregory
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gregory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Flynn ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Flynn is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
- Bemis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bemis is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
- Howell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Howell is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Horseshoe, see our County-by-County Page for Horseshoe.
Cemeteries Near Horseshoe ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Horseshoe.
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 Horseshoe - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Horseshoe covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Horseshoe, with the one closest to Horseshoe listed first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Watson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Anthony Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McDonald Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Briar Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wilkerson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Leachville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nuckles Switch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Burton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lone Beech Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- White Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (230 more) ...
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coffeyville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
While we didn't find Horseshoe in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Horseshoe.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Horseshoe, with the one closest to Horseshoe listed first.
- Auvergne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Auvergne is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvergne
- Shoffner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shoffner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoffner
- Weldon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Weldon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Remmel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Remmel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remmel
- Newport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Olyphant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Olyphant is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olyphant
- Grand Glaise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grand Glaise is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Glaise
- Tupelo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jacksonport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Diaz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Diaz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
- Elmo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elmo is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Bradford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Paroquet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paroquet is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paroquet
- Oil Trough
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grubbs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Horseshoe. See our List of 1890's Communities around Horseshoe.
Newspapers Published in Horseshoe ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Horseshoe.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Horseshoe, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Horseshoe.
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 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 Horseshoe:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Craighead County
- Cross County
- Independence County
- Lawrence County
- Poinsett County
- White County
- Woodruff 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 Horseshoe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Horseshoe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |