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 Knoxville Junction (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 Knoxville Junction. 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.
Name Variations for Knoxville Junction ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Knoxville Junction: Knoxville Jct. (or less commonly used: Knoxville Jctn.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Knoxville Junction is located in Johnson 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 Johnson County: Franklin, Logan, Madison, Newton, Pope & Yell.
Below are the counties that are near Knoxville Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Knoxville Junction:
- Johnson County (The home county of Knoxville Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Knoxville Junction, with the one closest to Knoxville Junction listed first.
- Lamar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Knoxville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Piney
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Piney is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Clarksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spadra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Spadra is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
- Ludwig
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ludwig is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
- Hagarville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hagarville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville
- Strawberry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Strawberry is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Union City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Union City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Lone Pine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Pine is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Harmony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Hartman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hartman is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Coal Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Conway County
- Pontoon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pontoon is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knoxville Junction, with the one closest to Knoxville Junction listed first.
- Alix
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Alix is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alix
- Denning
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Denning is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Altus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wiederkehr Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wiederkehr Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiederkehr Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Mountain Top
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Top is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Ozark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Webb City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Webb City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
- Etna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Etna is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Watalula
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Watalula is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watalula
- Felkner Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Felkner Town is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felkner Town
- White Oak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- White Oak is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knoxville Junction, with the one closest to Knoxville Junction listed first.
- New Blaine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Morrison Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Morrison Bluff is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Delaware
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Scranton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Scranton is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Sand Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Ridge is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Cotton Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cotton Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Subiaco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Corley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Corley is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Paris
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Carbon City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon City
- Blue Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Mountain is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Caulksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Caulksville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caulksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Magazine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Magazine is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magazine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knoxville Junction, with the one closest to Knoxville Junction listed first.
- Limestone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Limestone is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Walnut
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Walnut is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Deer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Swain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Swain is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knoxville Junction, with the one closest to Knoxville Junction listed first.
- Augsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Augsburg is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
- Ross
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ross is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- London
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Silex
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Silex is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Dover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Taral
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Taral is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taral
- Russellville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Center Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Bernice
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bernice is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- North Dardanelle
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- North Dardanelle is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dardanelle
- Scottsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Laurel ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Laurel is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knoxville Junction, with the one closest to Knoxville Junction listed first.
- Chickalah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chickalah is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
- Dardanelle
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Belleville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Havana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Marvinville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marvinville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvinville
- Corinth
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Corinth is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Centerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Danville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Petit Jean
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Petit Jean is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petit Jean
- Ola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cotton Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Town is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Plainview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Birta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Birta is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Knoxville Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Knoxville Junction.
Cemeteries Near Knoxville Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Knoxville Junction.
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 Knoxville Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Knoxville Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Knoxville Junction, with the one closest to Knoxville Junction listed first.
- Love Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lewis Johnson Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cazort Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Blakeley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Knoxville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Maddin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Canter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hickey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Reynolds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ware Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (392 more) ...
- Utley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shoptaw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nordin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Knoxville Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Knoxville Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Knoxville Junction, with the one closest to Knoxville Junction listed first.
- Knoxville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Lamar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dublin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dublin is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Piney
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Piney is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Clarksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spadra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Spadra is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
- Ludwig
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ludwig is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
- Lutherville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lutherville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutherville
- Morrison Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Morrison Bluff is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Augsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Augsburg is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
- Ross
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ross is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hagarville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hagarville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville
- Prairie View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie View is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
- Delaware
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Knoxville Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Knoxville Junction.
Newspapers Published in Knoxville Junction ...
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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Knoxville Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Knoxville Junction, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Knoxville Junction.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Knoxville Junction:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Johnson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Franklin County
- Logan County
- Newton County
- Pope County
- Yell 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- Knoxville Junction) 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 Knoxville Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |