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 Lloyd (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 Lloyd. 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/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
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/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Lloyd is located in Ashley 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 Ashley County: Bradley, Chicot, Drew, Union, Morehouse (LA) & Union (LA).
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Lloyd. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lloyd:
- Ashley County (The home county of Lloyd)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lloyd, with the one closest to Lloyd listed first.
- Montrose
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Montrose is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Portland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Parkdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wilmot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wilmot is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Hamburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fountain Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Elon ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elon is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- North Crossett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- North Crossett is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crossett
- Crossett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Crossett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- West Crossett is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Crossett
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lloyd, with the one closest to Lloyd listed first.
- Long View Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Long View Ferry is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View Ferry
- Johnsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Johnsville is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Chicot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lloyd, with the one closest to Lloyd listed first.
- Lake Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dermott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Eudora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Desha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lloyd, with the one closest to Lloyd listed first.
- McGehee
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Arkansas City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arkansas City is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- McArthur
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- McArthur is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
- Reed
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Reed is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Drew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lloyd, with the one closest to Lloyd listed first.
- Jerome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jerome is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Collins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Collins is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Lacey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lacey is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Selma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Selma is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Monticello
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tillar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tillar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Rose Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Morehouse Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lloyd, with the one closest to Lloyd listed first.
- Jones
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bonita
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- West Carroll Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lloyd, with the one closest to Lloyd listed first.
- Kilbourne
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fiske
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fiske is located in West Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiske
- Bolivar County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lloyd, with the one closest to Lloyd listed first.
- Lamont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lamont is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- Mound Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mound Landing is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Landing
- Washington County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lloyd, with the one closest to Lloyd listed first.
- Avon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Avon is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- James
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- James is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Byrne City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Byrne City is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrne City
- Greenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lloyd, see our County-by-County Page for Lloyd.
Cemeteries Near Lloyd ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lloyd.
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 Lloyd - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lloyd covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lloyd, with the one closest to Lloyd listed first.
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Portland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Snyder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Mound Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Townsend Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Marion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Troy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Old Troy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (158 more) ...
- Powell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Griswould Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Lloyd in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lloyd.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lloyd, with the one closest to Lloyd listed first.
- Portland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Trafalgar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trafalgar is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trafalgar
- Snyder
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Snyder is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Sunshine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sunshine is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Hudspeth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hudspeth is located in Chicot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudspeth
- Berea
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Berea is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Parkdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lake Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Baxter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Baxter is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Collins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Collins is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Dermott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hamburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Scipio
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Scipio is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Sunnyside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside is located in Chicot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Halley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Halley is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lloyd. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lloyd.
Newspapers Published in Lloyd ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lloyd.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lloyd, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lloyd.
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 Lloyd:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Ashley County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradley County
- Chicot County
- Desha County
- Drew County
- Morehouse Parish
- West Carroll Parish
- Bolivar County
- Washington 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 Lloyd, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lloyd) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |