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 Longview Crossing (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 Longview Crossing. 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 Longview Crossing ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Long View Crossing.
- A typical abbreviation for Longview Crossing: Longview Xing.
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/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 southwest 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 south.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.
Longview Crossing 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 Longview Crossing. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Longview Crossing:
- Ashley County (The home county of Longview Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Longview Crossing, with the one closest to Longview Crossing listed first.
- Fountain Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Hamburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Crossett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- North Crossett is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crossett
- West Crossett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- West Crossett is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Crossett
- Crossett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Elon ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Elon is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Meridian
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Meridian is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Montrose
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Montrose is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Portland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Parkdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longview Crossing, with the one closest to Longview Crossing listed first.
- Long View Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Long View Ferry is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View Ferry
- Johnsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Johnsville is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Sumpter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sumpter is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Blanchton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blanchton is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchton
- Sturgis ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sturgis is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
- Ingalls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ingalls is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
- Hermitage
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gravelridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gravelridge is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelridge
- Farmville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Farmville is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Warren
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lanark
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lanark is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
- Jersey
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Calhoun County
- Harrell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Harrell is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Chicot County
- Dermott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longview Crossing, with the one closest to Longview Crossing listed first.
- Rye
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rye is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Orlando
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Orlando is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Annover ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Annover is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annover
- Drew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longview Crossing, with the one closest to Longview Crossing listed first.
- Lacey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lacey is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Wilmar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wilmar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Monticello
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Barkada
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Barkada is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkada
- Rose Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Collins
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Collins is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Jerome
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jerome is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longview Crossing, with the one closest to Longview Crossing listed first.
- Felsenthal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Felsenthal is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felsenthal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Bolding
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bolding is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolding
- Huttig
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Huttig is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huttig
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Lapile
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lapile is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapile
- Strong
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morehouse Parish (LA)
- Jones
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Longview Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Longview Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Longview Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Longview Crossing.
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 Longview Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Longview Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Longview Crossing, with the one closest to Longview Crossing listed first.
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kirkpatrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Prairie Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Flat Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Courtney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Peter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Duckworth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Egypy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Judson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Norris Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (189 more) ...
- Calvary Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Johnsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Palestine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Longview Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Longview Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Longview Crossing, with the one closest to Longview Crossing listed first.
- Fountain Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Milo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Milo is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Johnsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Johnsville is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Scipio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scipio is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Lacey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lacey is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Hamburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blanchton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blanchton is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchton
- Berea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Berea is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Sumpter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sumpter is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Sturgis ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sturgis is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
- Simpson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Simpson is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Ingalls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ingalls is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Snyder
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Snyder is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Marsden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Marsden is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsden
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Longview Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Longview Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Longview Crossing ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Longview Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Longview Crossing, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Longview Crossing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Longview Crossing:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Ashley County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradley County
- Calhoun County
- Chicot County
- Cleveland County
- Drew County
- Union County
- Morehouse Parish
- 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 Longview Crossing, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Longview Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |