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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 McArthur (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 McArthur. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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 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, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

McArthur is located in Desha 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 Desha County: Arkansas, Chicot, Drew, Lincoln, Phillips & Bolivar (MS).

Below are the counties that are near McArthur. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McArthur:

  • Desha County     (The home county of McArthur)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McArthur, with the one closest to McArthur listed first.
    • McGehee
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rohwer
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Reed
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
      • Reed is located in Desha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Kelso
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Arkansas City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arkansas City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
      • Arkansas City is located in Desha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • Hopedale ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopedale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
      • Hopedale is located in Desha County
    • Pickens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
      • Pickens is located in Desha County
    • Watson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Pea Ridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Napoleon ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Napoleon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
      • Napoleon is located in Desha County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Napoleon
      • From McArthur to Napoleon
    • Dumas
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mitchellville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
  • Arkansas County
  • Ashley County
  • Chicot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McArthur, with the one closest to McArthur listed first.
    • Dermott
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
      • Lake Village is located in Chicot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,151 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Village <1>
  • Drew County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McArthur, with the one closest to McArthur listed first.
    • Tillar
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tillar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillar
      • Tillar is located in Drew County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
    • Winchester
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Selma
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Selma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
      • Selma is located in Drew County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Selma
      • From McArthur to Selma
    • Collins
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jerome
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
      • Jerome is located in Drew County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
    • Monticello
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Rose Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rose Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
      • Rose Hill is located in Drew County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rose Hill
      • From McArthur to Rose Hill
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McArthur, with the one closest to McArthur listed first.
    • Warrenton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Warrenton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
      • Warrenton is located in Lincoln County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Warrenton
      • From McArthur to Warrenton
    • Gould
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Tyro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • South Bend ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Meroney
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Varner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bolivar County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McArthur, with the one closest to McArthur listed first.
    • Eutaw
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eutaw. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw
      • Eutaw is located in Bolivar County (MS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Eutaw
      • From McArthur to Eutaw
    • Mound Landing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Vista
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vista
      • Lake Vista is located in Bolivar County (MS)
    • Scott
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Benoit
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benoit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit
      • Benoit is located in Bolivar County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benoit <1>
    • Lamont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Dahomy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dahomy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahomy
      • Dahomy is located in Bolivar County (MS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dahomy
      • From McArthur to Dahomy
    • Grapeland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grapeland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
      • Grapeland is located in Bolivar County (MS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Grapeland
      • From McArthur to Grapeland
    • Rosedale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Beulah
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Christmas
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Wright
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Mound City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Washington County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McArthur, with the one closest to McArthur listed first.
    • Metcalfe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metcalfe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalfe
      • Metcalfe is located in Washington County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
    • Greenville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Napanee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Napanee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napanee
      • Napanee is located in Washington County (MS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Napanee
      • From McArthur to Napanee
    • Stoneville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near McArthur ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McArthur.

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 McArthur covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • McArthur Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McArthur Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McArthur Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Warrington Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warrington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warrington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Palestine Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palestine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palestine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McCool Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCool Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCool Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bates Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bates Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bates Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beasley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beasley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beasley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holly Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bogue Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bogue Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bogue Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rohwer Relocation Center Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rohwer Relocation Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rohwer Relocation Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bogue Pilgrim Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bogue Pilgrim Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bogue Pilgrim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (184 more) ...
    • Seven Star Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seven Star Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seven Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Austin Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Austin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Austin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Kelso Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelso Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelso 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.<4>

While we didn't find McArthur in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McArthur.

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

  • McGehee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Tillar
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tillar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillar
    • Tillar is located in Drew County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
  • Arkansas City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arkansas City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
    • Arkansas City is located in Desha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • Winchester
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Halley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halley
    • Halley is located in Desha County
  • Eutaw
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eutaw. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw
    • Eutaw is located in Bolivar County (MS)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Eutaw
    • From McArthur to Eutaw
  • Hopedale ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopedale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
    • Hopedale is located in Desha County
  • Dermott
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mound Landing
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Selma
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Selma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
    • Selma is located in Drew County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Selma
    • From McArthur to Selma
  • Baxter
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
    • Baxter is located in Drew County
  • Watson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Scott
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Vista
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vista
      • Lake Vista is located in Bolivar County (MS)
    • Bolivar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolivar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
      • Bolivar is located in Bolivar County (MS)

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

Newspapers Published in McArthur ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around McArthur.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McArthur, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McArthur.

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 McArthur:

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

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

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 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>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.
<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 McArthur, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- McArthur) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McArthur. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6909, Longitude: -91.3342    









 

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