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 Jenson (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 Jenson. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Jenson is located in Sebastian 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 Sebastian County: Crawford, Franklin, Logan, Scott, Le Flore (OK) & Sequoyah (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Jenson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jenson:
- Sebastian County (The home county of Jenson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenson, with the one closest to Jenson listed first.
- Hackett
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bonanza
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bonanza is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
- Buell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buell is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
- Jenny Lind
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jenny Lind is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Midland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Midland is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Greenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
- Barling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frog Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frog Town is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Town
- Fort Smith
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hartford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Huntington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Huntington is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
- Central City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Central City is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Mansfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenson, with the one closest to Jenson listed first.
- Wright Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wright Town is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Town
- Van Buren
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kibler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kibler is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
- New Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Concord
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Alma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rudy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rudy is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Cedarville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Uniontown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Uniontown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Dyer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barcelona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Barcelona is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcelona
- Mulberry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenson, with the one closest to Jenson listed first.
- Charleston
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Leon ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Leon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Donald ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Donald is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Dahoma ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dahoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahoma
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenson, with the one closest to Jenson listed first.
- Lucas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lucas is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Carolan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Carolan is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolan
- Booneville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Golden City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Golden City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden City
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenson, with the one closest to Jenson listed first.
- Bates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bates is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Winfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Winfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Waldron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Haskell County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenson, with the one closest to Jenson listed first.
- Keota
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- McCurtain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Le Flore County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenson, with the one closest to Jenson listed first.
- Rock Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Island is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
- Pocola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Braden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Braden is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Cameron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Skullyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Skullyville is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skullyville
- Arkoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fort Coffee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Coffee is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Coffee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Spiro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Spiro is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spiro <1>
- Panama
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shady Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Monroe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Poteau
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bokoshe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sequoyah County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenson, with the one closest to Jenson listed first.
- Moffett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Roland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Muldrow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Remy
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Remy is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remy
- Gans
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gans is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gans
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gans <1>
- Long
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Long is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Brent
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Brent is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent
- Belfonte
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Belfonte is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfonte
- Akins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Akins is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akins
- Seven Oaks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Oaks is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Short
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Short is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Sallisaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brushy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brushy is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jenson, see our County-by-County Page for Jenson.
Cemeteries Near Jenson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jenson.
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 Jenson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jenson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jenson, with the one closest to Jenson listed first.
- Old Hickory Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Vaenita Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- White Bluff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Doubleday Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Clarkeen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zineche Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- French Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (274 more) ...
- Valley View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley View Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the north of Midland.
- Jenny Lind Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Douglass Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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, Jenson had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jenson, with the one closest to Jenson listed first.
- Hackett
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Enterprise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Enterprise is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Montreal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montreal is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreal
- Excelsior
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Excelsior is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Jenny Lind
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jenny Lind is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Crescent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Buell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buell is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
- Cavanaugh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cavanaugh is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavanaugh
- Witcherville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Witcherville is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witcherville
- Greenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
- Barling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Massard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Massard is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massard
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hartford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Huntington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Huntington is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
- Fort Smith
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jenson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jenson.
Newspapers Published in Jenson ...
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 136 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jenson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jenson, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jenson.
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 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 Jenson:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Sebastian County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Franklin County
- Logan County
- Scott County
- Haskell County
- Le Flore County
- Sequoyah 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jenson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Jenson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |