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 Jesup (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 Jesup. 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.
Jesup is located in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County: Craighead, Greene, Independence, Jackson, Randolph & Sharp.
Below are the counties that are near Jesup. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jesup:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Jesup)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jesup, with the one closest to Jesup listed first.
- Strawberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Strawberry is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Lynn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Smithville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Smithville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Saffell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Saffell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffell
- Annieville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Annieville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annieville
- Powhatan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Black Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Portia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ravenden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Imboden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alicia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alicia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Minturn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Minturn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Hoxie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Craighead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jesup, with the one closest to Jesup listed first.
- Egypt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cash
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cash is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jesup, with the one closest to Jesup listed first.
- Baker Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Baker Ford is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ford
- Saddle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saddle is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle
- Glencoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glencoe is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Independence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jesup, with the one closest to Jesup listed first.
- Cave City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Charlotte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Charlotte is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Cord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cord is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cord
- Sandtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sandtown is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Pfeiffer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pfeiffer is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Sulphur Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Moorefield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Moorefield is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Newark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Magness
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Magness is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Batesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cushman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cushman is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Denieville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Denieville is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denieville
- Rosie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rosie is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
- Izard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jesup, with the one closest to Jesup listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bone Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bone Town is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Town
- Sage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sage is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage
- Franklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Horseshoe Bend
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- LaCrosse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- LaCrosse is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCrosse
- Violet Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Violet Hill is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill
- Wiseman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wiseman is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiseman
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jesup, with the one closest to Jesup listed first.
- Centerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Kenyon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kenyon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Elgin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Elgin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Swifton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Swifton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Tuckerman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Campbell Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Campbell Station is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Diaz
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Diaz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
- Jacksonport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Airport Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Airport Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Newport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Grubbs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Island Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Island Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Town
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jesup, with the one closest to Jesup listed first.
- Kingsville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kingsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
- Eleven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eleven is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven
- Ravenden Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ravenden Springs is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Former names for Ravenden Springs:
- Dream Town
- Jane's Store
- Birdell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Birdell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
- Lima
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lima is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Water Valley is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Manson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Manson is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Elevenpoint
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elevenpoint is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elevenpoint
- Pocahontas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pocahontas is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,371 people
- Former names for Pocahontas:
- Bettis Bluff
- Betts Bluff
- Pokakhontas
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <1>
- Oconee ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oconee is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee
- Skaggs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Skaggs is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs
- Dalton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dalton is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Attica
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Attica is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Sharp County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jesup, with the one closest to Jesup listed first.
- Poughkeepsie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Poughkeepsie is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
- Grange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grange is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Maxville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Maxville is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Williford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Williford is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Evening Shade
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sidney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sidney is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Highland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
- Ash Flat
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hardy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cherokee Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wirth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wirth is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wirth
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jesup, see our County-by-County Page for Jesup.
Cemeteries Near Jesup ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jesup.
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 Jesup - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jesup covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jesup, with the one closest to Jesup listed first.
- Massey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lancaster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Penn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillhouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marvin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Parsley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsley Cemetery
- The Parsley Cemetery has also been known as:
- George W. Parsley Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55598 <2>
- Shaver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gardner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (347 more) ...
- Bratcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Townsend Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wilkerson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Jesup in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jesup.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jesup, with the one closest to Jesup listed first.
- Strawberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Strawberry is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Lynn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Smithville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Smithville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Reed ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reed is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Poughkeepsie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Poughkeepsie is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
- Grange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grange is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Hazel Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hazel Grove is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Grove
- Annieville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Annieville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annieville
- Powhatan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Strangers Home
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Strangers Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strangers Home
- Clover Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Clover Bend is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bend
- Maxville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Maxville is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hickory Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Valley is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
- Cord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cord is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cord
- Black Rock
(14 miles [22.5 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 Jesup. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jesup.
Newspapers Published in Jesup ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jesup.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jesup, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jesup.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Jesup:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Craighead County
- Fulton County
- Independence County
- Izard County
- Jackson County
- Randolph County
- Sharp 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 Jesup, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jesup) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |