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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 Madding (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 Madding. 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 and hospitals 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.

Madding is located in Jefferson County.

To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties 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 Madding. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Madding:

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Madding)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madding, with the one closest to Madding listed first.
    • Noble Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Noble Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Lake
      • Noble Lake is located in Jefferson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Noble Lake
      • From Madding to Noble Lake
    • Cornerstone
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cornerstone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone
      • Cornerstone is located in Jefferson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cornerstone
      • From Madding to Cornerstone
    • Richardson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richardson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
      • Richardson is located in Jefferson County
    • Rob Roy
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rob Roy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
      • Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rob Roy
      • From Madding to Rob Roy
    • Moscow
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
      • Moscow is located in Jefferson County
    • Altheimer
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Tamo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Wabbaseka
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Pine Bluff
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Sherrill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherrill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
      • Sherrill is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Pinebergen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pastoria
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Arkansas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madding, with the one closest to Madding listed first.
    • Humphrey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bayou Meto
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Stuttgart
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Gillett
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Almyra
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almyra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almyra
      • Almyra is located in Arkansas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almyra <3>
    • De Witt
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Parham ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parham
      • Parham is located in Arkansas County
  • Cleveland County
  • Desha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madding, with the one closest to Madding listed first.
    • Mitchellville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchellville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
      • Mitchellville is located in Desha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Dumas
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madding, with the one closest to Madding listed first.
    • Center Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Ebb
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ebb. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebb
      • Ebb is located in Grant County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ebb
      • From Madding to Ebb
    • Grapevine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grapevine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
      • Grapevine is located in Grant County
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madding, with the one closest to Madding listed first.
    • Sarassa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sarassa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarassa
      • Sarassa is located in Lincoln County
    • Grady
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Yorktown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorktown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
      • Yorktown is located in Lincoln County
    • Varner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Crigler
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Meroney
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Star City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Palmyra
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Palmyra. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
      • Palmyra is located in Lincoln County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Palmyra
      • From Madding to Palmyra
    • Gould
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • South Bend ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
      • South Bend is located in Lincoln County
    • Cornerville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cornerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
      • Cornerville is located in Lincoln County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cornerville
      • From Madding to Cornerville
    • Tyro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Lonoke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madding, with the one closest to Madding listed first.
    • Allport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allport
      • Allport is located in Lonoke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
    • Coy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
      • Coy is located in Lonoke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
    • Humnoke
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humnoke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humnoke
      • Humnoke is located in Lonoke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humnoke <3>
    • England
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for England have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England
      • England is located in Lonoke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,659 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for England <3>
    • Seaton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Keo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Cobbs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cobbs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
      • Cobbs is located in Lonoke County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cobbs
      • From Madding to Cobbs
    • Parkers Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Prairie County
    • Fairmount
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairmount. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
      • Fairmount is located in Prairie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fairmount
      • From Madding to Fairmount
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madding, with the one closest to Madding listed first.
    • Hensley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hensley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley
      • Hensley is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hensley <3>
    • Woodson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
      • Woodson is located in Pulaski County

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

Cemeteries Near Madding ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Madding.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • St. Ruth Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ruth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Ruth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mulberry Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Watt Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Atkins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cottondale Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottondale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottondale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bloomy Shade Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bloomy Shade Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bloomy Shade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Patterson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. James Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Gascony Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Gascony Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Gascony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Damascus Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Damascus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Damascus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bryson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (218 more) ...
    • Fairfield Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairfield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hunters Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunters Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cherry Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Madding had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Lake Dick
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Dick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dick
    • Lake Dick is located in Jefferson County
  • Fairfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Fairfield is located in Jefferson County
  • Noble Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Noble Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Lake
    • Noble Lake is located in Jefferson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Noble Lake
    • From Madding to Noble Lake
  • New Gascony
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Gascony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gascony
    • New Gascony is located in Jefferson County
  • Linwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
    • Linwood is located in Jefferson County
  • Richardson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richardson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
    • Richardson is located in Jefferson County
  • Cornerstone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cornerstone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone
    • Cornerstone is located in Jefferson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cornerstone
    • From Madding to Cornerstone
  • Rob Roy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rob Roy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
    • Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rob Roy
    • From Madding to Rob Roy
  • Wilkins
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
    • Wilkins is located in Jefferson County
  • Altheimer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lake Farm
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Farm
    • Lake Farm is located in Jefferson County
  • Tamo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Swan Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
      • Swan Lake is located in Jefferson County
    • Wabbaseka
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Pine Bluff
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Madding ...

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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Madding.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Madding, 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 Madding.

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 Madding:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Madding. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffersoncountyark.com/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Madding) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Madding. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2248, Longitude: -91.8334       In this case, the coordinates for Madding have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Madding, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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