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 Judd Hill (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 Judd Hill. 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 northwest 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 north.
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 north 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.
Judd Hill 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 Judd Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Judd Hill:
- Poinsett County (The home county of Judd Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Judd Hill, with the one closest to Judd Hill listed first.
- Hatchie Coon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hatchie Coon is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Coon
- Trumann
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Marked Tree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Alto is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Lepanto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rivervale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rivervale is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivervale
- Black Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Black Oak is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Tyronza
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Harrisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Weiner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Waldenburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Craighead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Judd Hill, with the one closest to Judd Hill listed first.
- Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Lake City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Caraway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Black Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Black Oak is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Obear ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Obear is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obear
- Lake View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lake View is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Brookland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphia is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Monette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bono
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Crittenden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Judd Hill, with the one closest to Judd Hill listed first.
- Poindexter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Poindexter is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Gilmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmore is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Heafer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Heafer is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heafer
- Turrell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Earle
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Clarkedale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clarkedale is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Jericho
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jericho is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Crawfordsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- James Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- James Mill is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Mill
- Jennette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jennette is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Cross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Judd Hill, with the one closest to Judd Hill listed first.
- Bay Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Village is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Twist
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Twist is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twist
- Cherry Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Parkin
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Vanndale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vanndale is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanndale
- Levesque
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Levesque is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levesque
- Wynne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Judd Hill, with the one closest to Judd Hill listed first.
- Finch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Finch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
- Pine Knot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pine Knot is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot
- Mississippi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Judd Hill, with the one closest to Judd Hill listed first.
- West Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- West Ridge is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ridge
- Whitton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whitton is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitton
- Dyess
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Birdsong
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Birdsong is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Denwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Denwood is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denwood
- Etowah
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Etowah is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Athelstan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Athelstan is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
- Bardstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bardstown is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown
- Carroll's Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll's Corner is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll's Corner
- Carroll's Corner has also been known as:
- Little River
- Joiner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Joiner is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Frenchmans Bayou
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchmans Bayou is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmans Bayou
- Bassett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bassett is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Dunklin County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Judd Hill, with the one closest to Judd Hill listed first.
- Red Onion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Red Onion is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
- Cockrum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cockrum is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrum
- Tipton County (TN)
- Corona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Corona is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Judd Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Judd Hill.
Cemeteries Near Judd Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Judd Hill.
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 Judd Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Judd Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Judd Hill, with the one closest to Judd Hill listed first.
- Tulot Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marked Tree Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nichols Memorial Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Memorial Garden
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nichols Memorial Garden is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northeast of Marked Tree.
- The Nichols Memorial Garden has also been known as:
- Nichols Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55384 <3>
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Potter Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Willis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Spencer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Harrisburg Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rock of Ages Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (188 more) ...
- Pine Rest Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Houston Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Judd Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Judd Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Judd Hill, with the one closest to Judd Hill listed first.
- Hatchie Coon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hatchie Coon is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Coon
- Marked Tree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Buffalolick ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalolick is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalolick
- Harrisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tyronza
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Bay Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Village is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ridge is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Whitehall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehall is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Mangrum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mangrum is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangrum
- Lake City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Nettleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nettleton is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
- Poindexter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Poindexter is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Jonesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Judd Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Judd Hill.
Newspapers Published in Judd Hill ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Judd Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Judd Hill, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Judd Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Judd Hill:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Poinsett County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Craighead County
- Crittenden County
- Cross County
- Greene County
- Mississippi County
- Dunklin County
- Tipton 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 '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- Judd Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Judd Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |