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 Maumee 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 Maumee 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 Maumee 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Maumee Crossing: Maumee 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 ...
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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 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, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Maumee Crossing is located in Searcy 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 Searcy County: Baxter, Boone, Marion, Newton, Pope, Stone & Van Buren.
Below are the counties that are near Maumee Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Maumee Crossing:
- Searcy County (The home county of Maumee Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maumee Crossing, with the one closest to Maumee Crossing listed first.
- Gilbert
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Pine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Pine is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Cozahome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cozahome is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozahome
- Harriet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Baker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Baker is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Marshall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Joe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Blanco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blanco is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Pindall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pindall is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Leslie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Watts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Witt's Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Baxter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maumee Crossing, with the one closest to Maumee Crossing listed first.
- Big Flat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Buffalo City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo City is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
- Cotter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gassville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Rock is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
- Colfax
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Norfork Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Norfork Village is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfork Village
- Norfork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Culp
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Culp is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
- Amos
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Amos is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
- Lakeview
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mountain Home
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Salesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maumee Crossing, with the one closest to Maumee Crossing listed first.
- Everton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Rally Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rally Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
- Valley Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Valley Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Zinc
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zinc is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zinc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Bellefonte
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefonte is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Elixir ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elixir is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elixir
- Keener ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Keener is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Bergman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Lead Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Lead Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lead Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Harrison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lead Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Izard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maumee Crossing, with the one closest to Maumee Crossing listed first.
- Calico Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Iuka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Iuka is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Pineville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maumee Crossing, with the one closest to Maumee Crossing listed first.
- Rush ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rush is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Bruno
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bruno is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
- Yellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rea Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rea Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea Valley
- Summit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Summit is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Eros
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eros is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
- Flippin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pyatt
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pyatt is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Dodd City ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dodd City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd City
- Bull Shoals
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Monarch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Monarch is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Peel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Oakland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maumee Crossing, with the one closest to Maumee Crossing listed first.
- Western Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Hasty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hasty is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Mount Judea
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Vendor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Vendor is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
- Jasper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pope County
- Tilly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tilly is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maumee Crossing, with the one closest to Maumee Crossing listed first.
- Alco
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Alco is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
- Onia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Onia is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onia
- Timbo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fifty-Six
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fox
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fox is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maumee Crossing, with the one closest to Maumee Crossing listed first.
- Rumley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rumley is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumley
- Dennard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Copeland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Copeland is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Alread
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Crabtree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Rex
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rex is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Maumee Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Maumee Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Maumee Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maumee 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 Maumee Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Maumee Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Maumee Crossing, with the one closest to Maumee Crossing listed first.
- Caney Church of Christ Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Horton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crider Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- DeSoto Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tomahawk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Burns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cypert Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elm Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Osborne Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Osborne Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Saint Joe.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #944208 <2>
- Silver Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- DePriest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (233 more) ...
- East Lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wilson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Red Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
While we didn't find Maumee Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Maumee Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Maumee Crossing, with the one closest to Maumee Crossing listed first.
- Tomahawk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tomahawk is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Duff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Duff is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Rush ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rush is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Marshall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Joe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bruno
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bruno is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
- Blanco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blanco is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Yellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Snowball
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Snowball is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowball
- Big Flat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Campbell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Watts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Leslie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Eros
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eros is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
- Point Peter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Point Peter is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Peter
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Maumee Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maumee Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Maumee 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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maumee Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maumee Crossing, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Maumee Crossing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Maumee Crossing:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Searcy County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baxter County
- Boone County
- Izard County
- Marion County
- Newton County
- Pope County
- Stone County
- Van Buren 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> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Maumee Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Maumee Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |