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 Hydrick (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 Hydrick. 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 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 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.
Hydrick is located in Poinsett 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 Poinsett County: Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Jackson & Mississippi.
Below are the counties that are near Hydrick. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hydrick:
- Poinsett County (The home county of Hydrick)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hydrick, with the one closest to Hydrick listed first.
- Harrisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Greenfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Waldenburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fisher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fisher is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Weiner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Black Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Black Oak is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Marked Tree
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hatchie Coon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hatchie Coon is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Coon
- Trumann
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tyronza
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Alto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Alto is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Lepanto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rivervale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rivervale is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivervale
- Craighead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hydrick, with the one closest to Hydrick listed first.
- Obear ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Obear is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obear
- Bay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bay is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay <1>
- Jonesboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cash
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cash is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Philadelphia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Lake City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crittenden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hydrick, with the one closest to Hydrick listed first.
- Poindexter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Poindexter is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Earle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Heafer
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Heafer is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heafer
- Gilmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gilmore is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Turrell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jennette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jennette is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Crawfordsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clarkedale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Clarkedale is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Cross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hydrick, with the one closest to Hydrick listed first.
- Bay Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bay Village is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Cherry Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Vanndale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Vanndale is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanndale
- Twist
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Twist is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twist
- Levesque
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Levesque is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levesque
- Wynne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hickory Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Parkin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hydrick, with the one closest to Hydrick listed first.
- Balch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Balch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balch
- Beedeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Beedeville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beedeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Algoa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Algoa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoa
- Amagon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Amagon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amagon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Gourd Neck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gourd Neck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gourd Neck
- Grubbs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Remmel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Remmel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remmel
- Auvergne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Auvergne is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvergne
- Shoffner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Shoffner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoffner
- Tupelo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Weldon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Weldon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Airport Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Airport Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Island Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Island Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Town
- Mississippi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hydrick, with the one closest to Hydrick listed first.
- Birdsong
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Birdsong is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Denwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Denwood is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denwood
- Whitton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Whitton is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitton
- Saint Francis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hydrick, with the one closest to Hydrick listed first.
- Colt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Colt is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colt <1>
- Caldwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Madison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Widener
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Widener is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widener
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Heth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forrest City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Woodruff County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hydrick, with the one closest to Hydrick listed first.
- Morton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Morton is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Bemis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bemis is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
- McCrory
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- McCrory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
- DeView
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- DeView is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeView
- Riverside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Patterson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hydrick, see our County-by-County Page for Hydrick.
Cemeteries Near Hydrick ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hydrick.
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 Hydrick - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hydrick covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hydrick, with the one closest to Hydrick listed first.
- Tyer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bowers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Halk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Farm Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stancell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Newsom Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hays Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (178 more) ...
- Akin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Akin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Vanndale.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52794 <2>
- Harris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Warren 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.<4>
While we didn't find Hydrick in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hydrick.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hydrick, with the one closest to Hydrick listed first.
- Whitehall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Whitehall is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Cherry Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bay Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bay Village is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Harrisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Vanndale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Vanndale is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanndale
- Greenfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Fisher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fisher is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Hickory Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Wynne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Levesque
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Levesque is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levesque
- Wittsburg ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wittsburg is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittsburg
- McDaniel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- McDaniel is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Buffalolick ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Buffalolick is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalolick
- Weiner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Parkin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hydrick. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hydrick.
Newspapers Published in Hydrick ...
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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hydrick.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hydrick, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hydrick.
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 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 Hydrick:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Poinsett County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Craighead County
- Crittenden County
- Cross County
- Jackson County
- Mississippi County
- Saint Francis 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Hydrick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hydrick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |