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 McDaniel (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 McDaniel. 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 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.
McDaniel is located in Poinsett 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 Poinsett County: Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Jackson & Mississippi.
Below are the counties that are near McDaniel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McDaniel:
- Poinsett County (The home county of McDaniel)
- The following are listed by their distance from McDaniel, with the one closest to McDaniel listed first.
- Weiner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Waldenburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Harrisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fisher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fisher is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Trumann
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hatchie Coon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hatchie Coon is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Coon
- Marked Tree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Black Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Black Oak is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Rivervale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rivervale is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivervale
- Craighead County
- The following are listed by their distance from McDaniel, with the one closest to McDaniel listed first.
- Obear ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Obear is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obear
- Cash
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cash is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Egypt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jonesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bono
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bay is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay <1>
- Philadelphia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Brookland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lake City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lake View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake View is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Cross County
- The following are listed by their distance from McDaniel, with the one closest to McDaniel listed first.
- Hickory Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Bay Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bay Village is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Cherry Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vanndale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Vanndale is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanndale
- Levesque
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Levesque is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levesque
- Wynne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Twist
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Twist is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twist
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from McDaniel, with the one closest to McDaniel listed first.
- Finch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Finch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
- Light
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Light is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Walcott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walcott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Independence County
- Cord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cord is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cord
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from McDaniel, with the one closest to McDaniel listed first.
- Grubbs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Balch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Balch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balch
- Amagon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Amagon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amagon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Algoa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Algoa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoa
- Remmel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Remmel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remmel
- Airport Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Airport Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Swifton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Swifton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Tuckerman
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Beedeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beedeville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beedeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Auvergne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Auvergne is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvergne
- Campbell Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Campbell Station is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Diaz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Diaz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from McDaniel, with the one closest to McDaniel listed first.
- Alicia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alicia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Sedgwick
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Minturn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Minturn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Hoxie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Walnut Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Saffell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saffell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffell
- Woodruff County
- The following are listed by their distance from McDaniel, with the one closest to McDaniel listed first.
- Morton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morton is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Riverside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McDaniel, see our County-by-County Page for McDaniel.
Cemeteries Near McDaniel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McDaniel.
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 McDaniel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McDaniel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McDaniel, with the one closest to McDaniel listed first.
- Waldenburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldenburg Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Waldenburg Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Waldenburg.
- The Waldenburg Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1971895 <2>
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Walker Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Grubbs.
- Otwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Otwell Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Jonesboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55553 <2>
- Clark Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Holloway Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carter Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bill Ford Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bill Ford Cemetery
- The Bill Ford Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ford Cemetery
- Spencer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivar Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ballew's Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Denton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (208 more) ...
- Jackson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatts Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, McDaniel had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McDaniel, with the one closest to McDaniel listed first.
- Weiner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Obear ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Obear is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obear
- Greenfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Harrisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grubbs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Cash
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cash is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Fisher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fisher is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Buffalolick ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Buffalolick is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalolick
- Whitehall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehall is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ridge is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Remmel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Remmel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remmel
- Egypt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hickory Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Cherry Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bay Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bay Village is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McDaniel. See our List of 1890's Communities around McDaniel.
Newspapers Published in McDaniel ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around McDaniel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McDaniel, 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 McDaniel.
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 McDaniel:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Poinsett County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Craighead County
- Cross County
- Greene County
- Independence County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Woodruff 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- McDaniel) 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 McDaniel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |