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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 Jumbo (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 Jumbo. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Jumbo 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 Jumbo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jumbo:

  • Izard County     (The home county of Jumbo)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jumbo, with the one closest to Jumbo listed first.
    • Melbourne
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Newburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lunenburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Brockwell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Brockwell is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockwell
    • LaCrosse
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Wideman
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Wideman is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wideman
    • Sage
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Calico Rock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pineville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Guion
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Guion is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Violet Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bone Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Bone Town is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Town
  • Baxter County
  • Cleburne County
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jumbo, with the one closest to Jumbo listed first.
    • Bexar
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Elizabeth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Glencoe
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Glencoe is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
    • Gepp
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Gepp is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gepp
    • Salem
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Viola
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Camp
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Camp is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
    • Saddle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sturkie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Moko
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Ott
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Ott is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott
  • Independence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jumbo, with the one closest to Jumbo listed first.
    • Cushman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Bethesda
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Denieville ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Denieville is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denieville
    • Sandtown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cave City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Batesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Desha
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Locust Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Locust Grove is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Pfeiffer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Moorefield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Moorefield is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Searcy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jumbo, with the one closest to Jumbo listed first.
    • Cozahome
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Harriet
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Sharp County
  • Stone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jumbo, with the one closest to Jumbo listed first.
    • Fifty-Six
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mountain View
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Marcella
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Marcella is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
    • Onia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Onia is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onia
    • Timbo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Alco
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Alco is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
    • Fox
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Fox is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
  • Howell County (MO)
    • Ott
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Jumbo ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jumbo.

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

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

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

  • Cook Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Combs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • White Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mayfield Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Page Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Vest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lawrence Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jones Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Staggs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pearogue Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Gulley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (253 more) ...
    • Lunenburg Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bigham Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Owens Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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.<2>

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

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

  • Melbourne
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Newburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lunenburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Olive
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Olive is located in Izard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
  • Wideman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Wideman is located in Izard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wideman
  • Gid
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Gid is located in Izard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gid
  • LaCrosse
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Optimus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Optimus is located in Stone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Optimus
  • Sage
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Pineville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Calico Rock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Violet Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Zion
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Zion is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
    • Oxford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Franklin
      (13 miles [20.9 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 Jumbo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jumbo.

Newspapers Published in Jumbo ...

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 Jumbo.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jumbo, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jumbo.

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 Jumbo:

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>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 Jumbo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Jumbo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.