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 Hutchinson (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 Hutchinson. 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.
Hutchinson 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 Hutchinson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hutchinson:
- Independence County (The home county of Hutchinson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hutchinson, with the one closest to Hutchinson listed first.
- Southside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Southside is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Salado
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Desha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Desha is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desha
- Locust Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Pleasant Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Floral
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Floral is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Rosie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rosie is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
- Batesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Moorefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moorefield is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Magness
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Magness is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Denieville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Denieville is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denieville
- Bethesda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethesda is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
- Oil Trough
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hutchinson, with the one closest to Hutchinson listed first.
- Almond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Almond is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Wolf Bayou
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wolf Bayou is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bayou
- Ida
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wilburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wilburn is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn
- Drasco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Drasco is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drasco
- Rainbow Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rainbow Island is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Island
- Tumbling Shoals
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Heber Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
- Former name for Heber Springs:
- Sugar Loaf
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <1>
- Prim
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Yuba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yuba is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Miller ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Miller is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Izard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hutchinson, with the one closest to Hutchinson listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Guion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Guion is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Bone Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bone Town is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Town
- Sage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sage is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage
- Lunenburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lunenburg is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hutchinson, with the one closest to Hutchinson listed first.
- Grand Glaise
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Glaise is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Glaise
- Jacksonport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Elgin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Elgin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Newport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Campbell Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- 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 east)
- Diaz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
- Island Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Island Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Town
- Airport Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Airport Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Auvergne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Auvergne is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvergne
- Tuckerman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Centerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Kenyon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kenyon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Shoffner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shoffner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoffner
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hutchinson, with the one closest to Hutchinson listed first.
- Saffell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saffell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffell
- Strawberry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Strawberry is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Sharp County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hutchinson, with the one closest to Hutchinson listed first.
- Grange
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grange is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Maxville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Maxville is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Sidney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sidney is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Evening Shade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hutchinson, with the one closest to Hutchinson listed first.
- Marcella
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marcella is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- Pleasant Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Mountain View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hutchinson, with the one closest to Hutchinson listed first.
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Davenport is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Sunnydale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sunnydale is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydale
- Bliss ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bliss is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Pangburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clay
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Clay is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Bradford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Russell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Letona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Letona is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Bald Knob
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Judsonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Searcy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kensett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Center Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Center Hill is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Woodruff County
- Augusta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hutchinson, see our County-by-County Page for Hutchinson.
Cemeteries Near Hutchinson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hutchinson.
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 Hutchinson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hutchinson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hutchinson, with the one closest to Hutchinson listed first.
- Palestine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Inman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kyler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Huff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Riddles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Egner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Plains Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Starnes Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Alderbrook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (298 more) ...
- Putman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Price Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wyatt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Hutchinson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hutchinson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hutchinson, with the one closest to Hutchinson listed first.
- Jamestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Salado
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Pleasant Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Desha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Desha is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desha
- Rosie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rosie is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
- Almond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Almond is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Batesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Banner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Banner is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Davenport is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Moorefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moorefield is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Tyler ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tyler is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Denieville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Denieville is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denieville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bethesda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethesda is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
- Denmark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Denmark is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Oil Trough
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hutchinson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hutchinson.
Newspapers Published in Hutchinson ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hutchinson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hutchinson, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hutchinson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Hutchinson:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Independence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Izard County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Sharp County
- Stone 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 Hutchinson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hutchinson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |