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 Mayton (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 Mayton. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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/parishes 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 south 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.
Mayton is located in Miller 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 Miller County: Hempstead, Lafayette, Little River, Bossier (LA), Caddo (LA), Bowie (TX) & Cass (TX).
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Mayton. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mayton:
- Miller County (The home county of Mayton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayton, with the one closest to Mayton listed first.
- Garland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Garland is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Roberts ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Genoa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Genoa is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Fouke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rondo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rondo is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Texarkana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Doddridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Capps City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Capps City is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps City
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayton, with the one closest to Mayton listed first.
- Taylor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Waldo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Philadelphia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Macedonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Magnolia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Welcome
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Welcome is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- College Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- College Hill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
- McNeil
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hempstead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayton, with the one closest to Mayton listed first.
- Patmos
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Patmos is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Fulton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fulton is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Sheppard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sheppard is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard
- McNab
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- McNab is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNab
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Shover Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shover Springs is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shover Springs
- Hope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Centerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Perrytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Perrytown is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Oakhaven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Oakhaven is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Washington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Columbus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Howard County
- Saratoga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayton, with the one closest to Mayton listed first.
- Lewisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Old Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Old Town is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Kress City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kress City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kress City
- Stamps
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- McKamie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- McKamie is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKamie
- Buckner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Buckner is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Gin City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gin City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin City
- Walnut Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Walnut Hill is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Bradley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Little River County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayton, with the one closest to Mayton listed first.
- Ogden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ogden is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Millwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Millwood is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Yarborough Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yarborough Landing is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarborough Landing
- Ashdown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nevada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayton, with the one closest to Mayton listed first.
- Bodcaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bodcaw is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Willisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Willisville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Emmet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Emmet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Laneburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Laneburg is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneburg
- Rosston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rosston is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Caddo Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayton, with the one closest to Mayton listed first.
- Missionary
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Missionary is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionary
- Ida
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ida is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Frog Level ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Frog Level is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
- Zylks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zylks is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylks
- Webster Parish (LA)
- Springhill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bowie County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayton, with the one closest to Mayton listed first.
- Sulphur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sulphur is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Texarkana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Nash
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Nash is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nash <1>
- Wake Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Red Lick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Red Lick is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Leary
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Leary is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Redwater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Victory City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Victory City is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory City
- Cass County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayton, with the one closest to Mayton listed first.
- Domino
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Domino is located in Cass County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domino
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Bloomburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Cass County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Queen City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Atlanta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mayton, see our County-by-County Page for Mayton.
Cemeteries Near Mayton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mayton.
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 Mayton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mayton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mayton, with the one closest to Mayton listed first.
- Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McKenzie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boyd Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mays Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Phylaw Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stricklin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sewell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Mound Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Old Lewisville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fouke Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (149 more) ...
- Mt. Oba Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Phillips Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Polk Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Mayton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mayton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mayton, with the one closest to Mayton listed first.
- Garland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Garland is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- McKinney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McKinney is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney
- Lewisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Roberts ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Genoa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Genoa is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Fouke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boggy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boggy is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggy
- Stamps
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Canfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Canfield is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Homan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Homan is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homan
- Sardis ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sardis is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Mandeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mandeville is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Fulton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fulton is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Sheppard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sheppard is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard
- Texarkana
(17 miles [27.4 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 Mayton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mayton.
Newspapers Published in Mayton ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mayton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mayton, 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 Mayton.
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 websites either 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 Mayton:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Miller County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Hempstead County
- Howard County
- Lafayette County
- Little River County
- Nevada County
- Caddo Parish
- Webster Parish
- Bowie County
- Cass 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 Mayton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Mayton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |