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 Index (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 Index. 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/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
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/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Index is located in Miller 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 Miller County: Hempstead, Lafayette, Little River, Bossier (LA), Caddo (LA), Bowie (TX) & Cass (TX).
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Index. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Index:
- Miller County (The home county of Index)
- The following are listed by their distance from Index, with the one closest to Index listed first.
- Texarkana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rondo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rondo is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Genoa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Genoa is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Roberts ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Fouke
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Garland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Garland is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Hempstead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Index, with the one closest to Index listed first.
- Fulton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fulton is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- McNab
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- McNab is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNab
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Sheppard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sheppard is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard
- Columbus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Washington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Patmos
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Patmos is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Oakhaven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakhaven is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Ozan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ozan is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Clow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clow is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clow
- Shover Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Shover Springs is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shover Springs
- Perrytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Perrytown is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Index, with the one closest to Index listed first.
- Saratoga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tollette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tollette is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Mineral Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Buck Range
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Buck Range is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Range
- Blue Bayou
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Blue Bayou is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Bayou
- Nashville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Index, with the one closest to Index listed first.
- Old Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Old Town is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Lewisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kress City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kress City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kress City
- Little River County
- The following are listed by their distance from Index, with the one closest to Index listed first.
- Ogden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ogden is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Millwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Millwood is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Ashdown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yarborough Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Yarborough Landing is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarborough Landing
- Richmond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Wilton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alleene
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alleene is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleene
- Foreman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Winthrop
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Index, with the one closest to Index listed first.
- Paraloma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Paraloma is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paraloma
- Ben Lomond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lockesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lockesburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Bowie County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Index, with the one closest to Index listed first.
- Texarkana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Red Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Lick is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Nash
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nash is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nash <1>
- Wake Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leary is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Victory City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Victory City is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory City
- Redbank
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Redbank is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbank
- Hooks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sulphur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sulphur is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Redwater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maud
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maud is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <1>
- Boston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Boston is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- New Boston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cass County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Index, with the one closest to Index listed first.
- Domino
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Domino is located in Cass County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domino
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Springdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Springdale is located in Cass County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Bloomburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Queen City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Atlanta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Douglassville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Index, see our County-by-County Page for Index.
Cemeteries Near Index ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Index.
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 Index - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Index covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Index, with the one closest to Index listed first.
- Red Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clear Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Moores Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wooten Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- State Line Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fair Haven Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cleveland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carpenter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (168 more) ...
- Paup Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nash Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rondo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo Cemetery
- The Rondo Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Rondo Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56000 <2>
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 Index in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Index.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Index, with the one closest to Index listed first.
- Ogden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ogden is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Mandeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mandeville is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
- Texarkana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Texarkana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Homan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Homan is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homan
- Millwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Millwood is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Peytonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Peytonville is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonville
- Richmond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Eylau
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Eylau is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylau
- Rankin ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rankin is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Genoa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Genoa is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Fulton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fulton is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hooks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sulphur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sulphur is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Saratoga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Index. See our List of 1890's Communities around Index.
Newspapers Published in Index ...
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 Index.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Index, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Index.
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 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 Index:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Miller County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hempstead County
- Howard County
- Lafayette County
- Little River County
- Sevier County
- Bowie County
- Cass 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 Index, 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' (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- Index) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |