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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Kratnek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Kratnek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Kratnek, please Contact Us.
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 Kratnek (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 Kratnek. 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 southeast 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 south.
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 south 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Kratnek is historic, it would have been located within present day Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Arkansas, Cleveland, Grant, Lincoln, Lonoke & Pulaski.
Below are the counties that are near Kratnek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kratnek:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Kratnek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kratnek, with the one closest to Kratnek listed first.
- Wabbaseka
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wabbaseka is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabbaseka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Altheimer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cornerstone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cornerstone is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone
- Sherrill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sherrill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Tucker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tucker is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Richardson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Richardson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Rob Roy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
- Madding
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Madding is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madding
- Pastoria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pastoria is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
- Moscow
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Moscow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Noble Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Noble Lake is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Lake
- Plum Bayou ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Plum Bayou is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bayou
- Wright
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wright is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Arkansas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kratnek, with the one closest to Kratnek listed first.
- Humphrey
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stuttgart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parham ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Parham is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parham
- Almyra
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bayou Meto
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bayou Meto is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Casscoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Casscoe is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casscoe
- De Witt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Preston Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Preston Ferry is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Ferry
- Gillett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crockett's Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Crockett's Bluff is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett's Bluff
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kratnek, with the one closest to Kratnek listed first.
- Sarassa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sarassa is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarassa
- Grady
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Varner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Varner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varner
- Yorktown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Yorktown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- South Bend ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
- Lonoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kratnek, with the one closest to Kratnek listed first.
- Humnoke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Allport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Allport is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Coy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coy is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Seaton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Seaton is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Parkers Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Parkers Corner is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Corner
- England
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bayou Meto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bayou Meto is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Cobbs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cobbs is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- McCreanor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- McCreanor is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCreanor
- Carlisle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sisemore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sisemore is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisemore
- Lonoke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kratnek, with the one closest to Kratnek listed first.
- Roe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Roe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Clarendon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kratnek, with the one closest to Kratnek listed first.
- Fairmount
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Ulm
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ulm is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Tollville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tollville is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollville
- Cuneo ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cuneo is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuneo
- Screeton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Screeton is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screeton
- Hazen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- De Valls Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kratnek, with the one closest to Kratnek listed first.
- Hensley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Scott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Woodson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kratnek, see our County-by-County Page for Kratnek.
Cemeteries Near Kratnek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kratnek.
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 Kratnek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kratnek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kratnek, with the one closest to Kratnek listed first.
- Bayou Meto Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bayou Meto Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Humphrey.
- Wabbaseka Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Flynn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sunshine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Flat Bayou Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Turrentine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Geridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gumwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Philips Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mound Bayou Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (200 more) ...
- Bayless Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Tree Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Talman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.
While we didn't find Kratnek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kratnek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kratnek, with the one closest to Kratnek listed first.
- Humphrey
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wabbaseka
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wabbaseka is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabbaseka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Goldman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Goldman is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldman
- Altheimer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tomberlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tomberlin is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomberlin
- Stuttgart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Dick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Dick is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dick
- Cornerstone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cornerstone is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone
- Sherrill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sherrill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Rob Roy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
- New Gascony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Gascony is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gascony
- Richardson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Richardson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lake Farm
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lake Farm is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Farm
- Madding
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Madding is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madding
- Fairmount
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kratnek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kratnek.
Newspapers Published in Kratnek ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kratnek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kratnek, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kratnek.
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 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 Kratnek:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Arkansas County
- Lincoln County
- Lonoke County
- Monroe County
- Prairie County
- Pulaski County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Kratnek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Kratnek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |