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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 Iuka (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 Iuka. 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 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.

Iuka is located in Izard 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 Izard County: Baxter, Fulton, Independence, Sharp & Stone.

Below are the counties that are near Iuka. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Iuka:

  • Izard County     (The home county of Iuka)
  • Baxter County
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Iuka, with the one closest to Iuka listed first.
    • Elizabeth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Bexar
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Gepp
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Gepp is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gepp
    • Viola
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ott
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Ott is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott
    • Salem
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Glencoe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Glencoe is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
    • Sturkie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Moko
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Camp
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Camp is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
    • Cornertown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Saddle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Iuka, with the one closest to Iuka listed first.
    • Rea Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Rush ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Flippin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Bull Shoals
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Summit
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Summit is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
    • Yellville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Searcy County
  • Sharp County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Iuka, with the one closest to Iuka listed first.
    • Ash Flat
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Sidney
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Sidney is located in Sharp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
  • Stone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Iuka, with the one closest to Iuka listed first.
    • Fifty-Six
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Onia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Onia is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onia
    • Mountain View
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Timbo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Alco
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Alco is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
    • Fox
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Fox is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
    • Pleasant Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Howell County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Iuka, with the one closest to Iuka listed first.
    • Ott
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Moody
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Moody is located in Howell County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
    • Lebo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Caulfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Lanton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cornertown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ozark County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Iuka, with the one closest to Iuka listed first.
    • Bakersfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Udall
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Udall is located in Ozark County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udall
    • Tecumseh
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Elijah
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Hardenville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Iuka, see our County-by-County Page for Iuka.

Cemeteries Near Iuka ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Iuka.

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 Iuka - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Iuka covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Iuka, with the one closest to Iuka listed first.

  • Moody Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Wayland Arbor Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Staggs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hand Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cresswell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Talley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Roselawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Galatia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Flanery Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Table Rock Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Table Rock Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (232 more) ...
    • Katy Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Herd Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Potts 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Iuka had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Iuka, with the one closest to Iuka listed first.

  • Pineville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Calico Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Wild Cherry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wild Cherry is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Cherry
  • McPhearson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • McPhearson is located in Baxter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPhearson
  • Culp
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wake ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Wake is located in Baxter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake
  • Wideman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Wideman is located in Izard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wideman
  • Elizabeth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Bexar
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lone Rock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Optimus
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Optimus is located in Stone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Optimus
  • Mitchell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mitchell is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Iuka. See our List of 1890's Communities around Iuka.

Newspapers Published in Iuka ...

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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Iuka.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Iuka, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Iuka.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Iuka:

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 Iuka, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Iuka) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.