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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 Levesque (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 Levesque. 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.

Levesque is located in Cross 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 Cross County: Crittenden, Jackson, Poinsett, Saint Francis & Woodruff.

Below are the counties that are near Levesque. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Levesque:

  • Cross County     (The home county of Levesque)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Levesque, with the one closest to Levesque listed first.
    • Wynne
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Vanndale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Parkin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Cherry Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Bay Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Bay Village is located in Cross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
    • Twist
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Twist is located in Cross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twist
    • Hickory Ridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Crittenden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Levesque, with the one closest to Levesque listed first.
    • Earle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jennette
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jennette is located in Crittenden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennette
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
    • Poindexter
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Crawfordsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Proctor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Heafer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Edmondson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Edmondson is located in Crittenden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
    • Anthonyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Anthonyville is located in Crittenden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
    • Turrell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Clarkedale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Jericho
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Gilmore
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Gilmore is located in Crittenden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
    • James Mill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Levesque, with the one closest to Levesque listed first.
    • Beedeville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Beedeville is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beedeville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
    • Gourd Neck
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Balch
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Algoa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Tupelo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Levesque, with the one closest to Levesque listed first.
    • Haynes
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Haynes is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
    • Bledsoe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Winona ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Brickeys
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Felton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Mississippi County
  • Poinsett County
  • Saint Francis County
  • Woodruff County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Levesque, with the one closest to Levesque listed first.
    • Bemis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Morton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Hunter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hunter is located in Woodruff County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • DeView
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • McCrory
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Colona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Patterson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Patterson is located in Woodruff County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
    • Riverside
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Howell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Howell is located in Woodruff County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell

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

Cemeteries Near Levesque ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Levesque.

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

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

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

  • Cogbill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Harefarm Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Wynne Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • St. Marks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Maria Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Gatlen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Walters Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Warren Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • McDonald Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Akin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • McElroy Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Yarbo Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (177 more) ...
    • Walnut Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Smith Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dorriss Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Levesque had a post office and railroad service.

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

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Levesque. See our List of 1890's Communities around Levesque.

Newspapers Published in Levesque ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Levesque.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Levesque, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Levesque.

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 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 Levesque:

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Levesque) 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 Levesque, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.