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 Marysville (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 Marysville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Marysville is located in Union 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 Union County: Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Columbia, Ouachita, Claiborne (LA), Morehouse (LA) & Union (LA).
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Marysville. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Marysville:
- Union County (The home county of Marysville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marysville, with the one closest to Marysville listed first.
- Mount Holly
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lisbon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lisbon is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Dumas City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dumas City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas City
- Dodge City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dodge City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- El Dorado
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sandy Land
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Land is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Land
- Smackover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scotland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scotland is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Norphlet
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Norphlet is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norphlet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
- Junction City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Junction City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blanchard Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Springs
- Perdue City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Perdue City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue City
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marysville, with the one closest to Marysville listed first.
- Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Village is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village
- Calhoun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Calhoun is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Milner ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Milner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- McNeil
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Emerson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emerson is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Magnolia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- College Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- College Hill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
- Horsehead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Horsehead is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Macedonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Macedonia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Philadelphia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Philadelphia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Waldo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Western
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Western is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
- Lafayette County
- Buckner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Buckner is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Nevada County
- Willisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Willisville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Ouachita County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marysville, with the one closest to Marysville listed first.
- Pace City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pace City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace City
- Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Louann
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Louann is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louann
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Stephens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lufra ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lufra is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufra
- Joyce City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Joyce City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce City
- Cullendale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cullendale is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullendale
- Camden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- East Camden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Camden is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Camden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Bragg City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bragg City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
- Claiborne Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marysville, with the one closest to Marysville listed first.
- Gordon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gordon is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Junction City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Junction City is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Wards Mill ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wards Mill is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Mill
- Haynesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Summerfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Dykesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dykesville is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykesville
- Weldon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weldon is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Blackburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blackburn is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Arizona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Arizona is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona
- Homer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Homer is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,789 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <1>
- Lisbon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Union Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marysville, with the one closest to Marysville listed first.
- Lillie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spearsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Webster Parish (LA)
- Shongaloo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Marysville, see our County-by-County Page for Marysville.
Cemeteries Near Marysville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marysville.
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 Marysville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Marysville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Marysville, with the one closest to Marysville listed first.
- Marysville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Beech Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Big Hickory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fredonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Babbs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Holly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Renia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Baker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (277 more) ...
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coulter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Marysville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Marysville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Marysville, with the one closest to Marysville listed first.
- Spotville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spotville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spotville
- Shuler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shuler is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuler
- Mount Holly
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Village is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village
- Lisbon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lisbon is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Atlanta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Atlanta is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Three Creeks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Three Creeks is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Creeks
- Laughlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laughlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
- Calhoun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Calhoun is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Wesson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wesson is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson
- Brister
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brister is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brister
- Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Milner ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Milner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Ware
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ware is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- El Dorado
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Marysville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Marysville.
Newspapers Published in Marysville ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Marysville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Marysville, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Marysville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Marysville:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Union County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Lafayette County
- Nevada County
- Ouachita County
- Claiborne Parish
- Union Parish
- Webster 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> | 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 Marysville, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Marysville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |