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 Keesee Ferry (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 Keesee Ferry. 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 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.
Keesee Ferry is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Baxter, Boone, Searcy, Ozark (MO) & Taney (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Keesee Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Keesee Ferry:
- Marion County (The home county of Keesee Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keesee Ferry, with the one closest to Keesee Ferry listed first.
- Peel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Monarch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Monarch is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Dodd City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dodd City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd City
- Price Place
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Price Place is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Place
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bull Shoals
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pyatt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pyatt is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Summit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summit is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Yellville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Flippin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Eros
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Eros is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
- Bruno
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bruno is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
- Rea Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rea Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea Valley
- Baxter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keesee Ferry, with the one closest to Keesee Ferry listed first.
- Amos
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Amos is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
- Lakeview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Midway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cotter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gassville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Colfax
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Colfax is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Clarkridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Clarkridge is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkridge
- Mountain Home
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Buffalo City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo City is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keesee Ferry, with the one closest to Keesee Ferry listed first.
- Diamond City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lead Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Lead Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Lead Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lead Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Elixir ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elixir is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elixir
- Boone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Boone is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Lowry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lowry is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Zinc
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zinc is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zinc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Keener ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Keener is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Bergman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Myrtle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Myrtle is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Pleasant Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Omaha
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Everton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Carroll County
- Denver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Denver is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Newton County
- Western Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Searcy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keesee Ferry, with the one closest to Keesee Ferry listed first.
- Pindall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pindall is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Saint Joe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Christian County (MO)
- Garrison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garrison is located in Christian County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Douglas County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keesee Ferry, with the one closest to Keesee Ferry listed first.
- Rome
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rome is located in Douglas County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Smallett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Smallett is located in Douglas County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallett
- Squires
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Squires is located in Douglas County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
- Ozark County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keesee Ferry, with the one closest to Keesee Ferry listed first.
- Ocie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ocie is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocie
- Theodosia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Theodosia is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodosia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Pontiac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sundown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sundown is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
- Longrun
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Longrun is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longrun
- Isabella
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thornfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thornfield is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornfield
- Foil
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Foil is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foil
- Summit City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Summit City is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
- Gainesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Noble
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Noble is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Romance
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Romance is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Almartha
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Almartha is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almartha
- Taney County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keesee Ferry, with the one closest to Keesee Ferry listed first.
- Protem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rueter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rueter is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rueter
- Cedarcreek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarcreek is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcreek
- Kissee Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- McClurg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- McClurg is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClurg
- Powersite
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Powersite is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersite
- Bradleyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bradleyville is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleyville
- Forsyth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kirbyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Taneyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Taneyville is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taneyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Melva ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Melva is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melva
- Ridgedale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hollister
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hollister is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,607 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Keesee Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Keesee Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Keesee Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Keesee Ferry.
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 Keesee Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Keesee Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Keesee Ferry, with the one closest to Keesee Ferry listed first.
- Riddle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Upshaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pickard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Locust Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Merritt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Keesee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wolf Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hankins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (251 more) ...
- Ray Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Derryberry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<2>
While we didn't find Keesee Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Keesee Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Keesee Ferry, with the one closest to Keesee Ferry listed first.
- Peel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Protem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lead Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monarch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Monarch is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Sycamore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Dodd City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dodd City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd City
- Theodosia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Theodosia is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodosia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Pontiac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elixir ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elixir is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elixir
- Isabella
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarcreek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarcreek is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcreek
- Boone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Boone is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Stone ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stone is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lowry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lowry is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Keesee Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Keesee Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Keesee Ferry ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Keesee Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Keesee Ferry, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Keesee Ferry.
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 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 Keesee Ferry:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baxter County
- Boone County
- Carroll County
- Newton County
- Searcy County
- Christian County
- Douglas County
- Ozark County
- Taney 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> | 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 Keesee Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Keesee Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |