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 Macks (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 Macks. 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.
Macks is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Craighead, Cross, Independence, Lawrence, Poinsett, White & Woodruff.
Below are the counties that are near Macks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Macks:
- Jackson County (The home county of Macks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Macks, with the one closest to Macks listed first.
- Jacksonport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newport
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Island Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Island Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Town
- Diaz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Diaz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
- Campbell Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell Station is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Airport Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Airport Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Grand Glaise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grand Glaise is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Glaise
- Auvergne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Auvergne is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvergne
- Elgin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elgin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Remmel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Remmel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remmel
- Tuckerman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shoffner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shoffner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoffner
- Weldon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Weldon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macks, with the one closest to Macks listed first.
- Almond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Almond is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Concord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Rainbow Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rainbow Island is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Island
- Wilburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wilburn is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn
- Wolf Bayou
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wolf Bayou is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bayou
- Craighead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macks, with the one closest to Macks listed first.
- Cash
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cash is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Obear ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Obear is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obear
- Egypt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cross County
- Hickory Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Independence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macks, with the one closest to Macks listed first.
- Oil Trough
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Newark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thida is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thida
- Magness
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Magness is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Rosie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rosie is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
- Sulphur Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Cord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cord is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cord
- Charlotte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Charlotte is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Salado
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Moorefield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moorefield is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Pleasant Plains
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Southside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Southside is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Batesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macks, with the one closest to Macks listed first.
- Saffell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Saffell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffell
- Strawberry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Strawberry is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Alicia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alicia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Lynn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Poinsett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macks, with the one closest to Macks listed first.
- Fisher
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fisher is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Waldenburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Weiner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Sharp County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macks, with the one closest to Macks listed first.
- Grange
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Grange is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Maxville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maxville is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macks, with the one closest to Macks listed first.
- Bradford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bradford is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Bliss ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bliss is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Russell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Davenport is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Sunnydale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnydale is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydale
- Bald Knob
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Clay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clay is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Judsonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pangburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodruff County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macks, with the one closest to Macks listed first.
- Augusta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Riverside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Patterson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Patterson is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- McCrory
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- McCrory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
- DeView
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- DeView is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeView
- Colona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Colona is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
- Morton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morton is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Macks, see our County-by-County Page for Macks.
Cemeteries Near Macks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Macks.
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 Macks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Macks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Macks, with the one closest to Macks listed first.
- Surrounded Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sanders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nuckles Switch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hindman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Beech Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mercy Seat Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Anthony Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leachville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Diaz.
- Continue List (264 more) ...
- Roberts - Penix Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Akron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Watson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Macks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Macks.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Macks, with the one closest to Macks listed first.
- Elmo
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Elmo is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Jacksonport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Paroquet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Paroquet is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paroquet
- Newport
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oil Trough
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Olyphant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Olyphant is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olyphant
- Diaz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Diaz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
- Akron ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Akron is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Newark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Glaise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grand Glaise is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Glaise
- Auvergne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Auvergne is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvergne
- Rosie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rosie is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Elgin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elgin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Shoffner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shoffner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoffner
- Remmel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Remmel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remmel
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Macks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Macks.
Newspapers Published in Macks ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Macks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Macks, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Macks.
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 Macks:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Craighead County
- Cross County
- Independence County
- Lawrence County
- Poinsett County
- Sharp County
- White County
- Woodruff 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 Macks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Macks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |