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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about May. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added May to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with May, please Contact Us.
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 May (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 May. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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 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, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of May is historic, it would have been located within present day Stone 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 Stone County: Baxter, Cleburne, Independence, Izard, Searcy & Van Buren.
Below are the counties that are near May. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to May:
- Stone County (The home county of May)
- The following are listed by their distance from May, with the one closest to May listed first.
- Onia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Onia is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onia
- Alco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Alco is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
- Timbo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fifty-Six
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fox
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fox is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Mountain View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Baxter County
- The following are listed by their distance from May, with the one closest to May listed first.
- Big Flat
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Buffalo City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Buffalo City is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
- Culp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Culp is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
- Lone Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lone Rock is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
- Norfork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Norfork Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Norfork Village is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfork Village
- Salesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Briarcliff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Briarcliff is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Jordan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cotter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gassville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rodney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rodney is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from May, with the one closest to May listed first.
- Prim
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Edgemont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Higden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Greers Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton County
- Elizabeth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Izard County
- The following are listed by their distance from May, with the one closest to May listed first.
- Calico Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pineville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Iuka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Iuka is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Dolph
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dolph is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph
- Jumbo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jumbo is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Guion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Guion is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Wideman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wideman is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wideman
- Lunenburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lunenburg is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Newburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Newburg is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Melbourne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Brockwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brockwell is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockwell
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from May, with the one closest to May listed first.
- Rush ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rush is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Rea Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rea Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea Valley
- Flippin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Yellville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bruno
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bruno is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
- Summit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Summit is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Eros
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eros is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
- Bull Shoals
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pope County
- Tilly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tilly is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly
- Searcy County
- The following are listed by their distance from May, with the one closest to May listed first.
- Harriet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cozahome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cozahome is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozahome
- Lone Pine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lone Pine is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Baker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Baker is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Leslie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Watts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Gilbert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Joe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Blanco
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Blanco is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Pindall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pindall is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Witt's Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from May, with the one closest to May listed first.
- Rumley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rumley is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumley
- Dennard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shirley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Copeland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Copeland is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Clinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Crabtree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Fairfield Bay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Eglantine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
- Alread
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Chalk ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chalk is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
- Choctaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Rex
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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 May, see our County-by-County Page for May.
Cemeteries Near May ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of May.
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 May - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for May covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from May, with the one closest to May listed first.
- Wallace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wallace Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Big Flat.
- Freeman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Treat Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Big Flat Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Landis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Farris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Passmore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Alco Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Purdue Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stevens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Smithee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scribner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (226 more) ...
- Mabrey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stevens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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.
While we didn't find May in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of May.
These communities are listed based on their distance from May, with the one closest to May listed first.
- Big Flat
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Alco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Alco is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
- Campbell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Timbo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Culp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Culp is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
- Marshall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- McPhearson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- McPhearson is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPhearson
- Lone Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lone Rock is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
- Rush ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rush is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Oak Flat ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Flat is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flat
- Dennard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Optimus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Optimus is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Optimus
- Watts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Mountain View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around May. See our List of 1890's Communities around May.
Newspapers Published in May ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around May.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of May, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for May.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 May:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Stone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baxter County
- Cleburne County
- Fulton County
- Izard County
- Marion County
- Pope County
- Searcy County
- Van Buren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 May, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- May) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |