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 Knob (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 Knob. 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 doctors 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.
Knob is located in Clay 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 Clay County: Greene, Randolph, Butler (MO), Dunklin (MO) & Ripley (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Knob. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Knob:
- Clay County (The home county of Knob)
- The following are listed by their distance from Knob, with the one closest to Knob listed first.
- Rector
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Knobel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Knobel is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- McDougal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- McDougal is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Corning
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Peach Orchard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Peach Orchard is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Greenway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Greenway is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Moark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Moark is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moark
- Pollard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Piggott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Datto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Datto is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Datto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Bell City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bell City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Nimmons
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Nimmons is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Success
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Success is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Craighead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knob, with the one closest to Knob listed first.
- Red Onion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Red Onion is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
- Brookland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lake View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lake View is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Monette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knob, with the one closest to Knob listed first.
- Lafe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lafe is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Stonewall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewall is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Marmaduke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Heights is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
- Beech Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
- Bard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bard is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
- Crowley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crowley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
- Delaplaine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Delaplaine is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaplaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Paragould
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Knot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Knot is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot
- Walcott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walcott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Finch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Finch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
- Light
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Light is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Lawrence County
- College City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- College City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
- Estimated population in 2016: 506 people
- Mississippi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knob, with the one closest to Knob listed first.
- Arkmo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arkmo is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
- Rington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rington is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rington
- Leachville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knob, with the one closest to Knob listed first.
- Reyno
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Reyno is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Former names for Reyno:
- Cherokee Bay
- Esselwood
- Needmore
- Biggers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Biggers is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- O'Kean
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- O'Kean is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Kean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Peru
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Peru is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Serene
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Serene is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serene
- Skaggs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Skaggs is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs
- Maynard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Maynard is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Brockett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Brockett is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockett
- Middlebrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Middlebrook is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook
- Manson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Manson is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Pocahontas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Attica
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Attica is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Butler County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Knob, with the one closest to Knob listed first.
- Fagus
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fagus is located in Butler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagus
- Neelyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Oglesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oglesville is located in Butler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesville
- Qulin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Qulin is located in Butler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qulin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Harviell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Broseley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dunklin County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Knob, with the one closest to Knob listed first.
- Cardwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cockrum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cockrum is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrum
- Arbyrd
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Arbyrd is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbyrd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Senath
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Senath is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 people
- Red Onion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Red Onion is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
- Kennett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Arkmo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arkmo is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
- Caruth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Caruth is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruth
- White Oak
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- White Oak is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Cotton Plant
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Plant is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
- Holcomb
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pine City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pine City is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Hornersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hornersville is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Pemiscot County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Knob, with the one closest to Knob listed first.
- Gobler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gobler is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobler
- Bragg City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bragg City is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Peach Orchard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Peach Orchard is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Mid City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mid City is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid City
- Ripley County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Knob, with the one closest to Knob listed first.
- Naylor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Naylor is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Current View
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Current View is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
- Oxly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oxly is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxly
- Gamburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gamburg is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamburg
- Fairdealing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fairdealing is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Knob, see our County-by-County Page for Knob.
Cemeteries Near Knob ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Knob.
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 Knob - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Knob covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Knob, with the one closest to Knob listed first.
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Purcel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Talken Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cudd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harveys Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mound Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hartsoe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (264 more) ...
- Hartsoe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson 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>
While we didn't find Knob in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Knob.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Knob, with the one closest to Knob listed first.
- Boydsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Boydsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydsville
- Stonewall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewall is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Marmaduke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gainesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gainesville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Rector
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Knobel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Knobel is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Crockett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crockett is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Halliday
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Halliday is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halliday
- Corning
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Peach Orchard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Peach Orchard is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Greenway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Greenway is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Moark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Moark is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moark
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bard is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
- Pollard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crowley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crowley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Knob. See our List of 1890's Communities around Knob.
Newspapers Published in Knob ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Knob.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Knob, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Knob.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Knob:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Craighead County
- Greene County
- Lawrence County
- Mississippi County
- Randolph County
- Butler County
- Dunklin County
- Pemiscot County
- Ripley 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 Knob, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Knob) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |