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 Mitchell (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 Mitchell. 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 hospitals and 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.
Mitchell is located in Clay 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 Clay County: Greene, Randolph, Butler (MO), Dunklin (MO) & Ripley (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Mitchell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mitchell:
- Clay County (The home county of Mitchell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mitchell, with the one closest to Mitchell listed first.
- Greenway
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Greenway is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Piggott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pollard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rector
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bell City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bell City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Nimmons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nimmons is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Saint Francis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- McDougal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- McDougal is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Moark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Moark is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moark
- Corning
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Knobel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Knobel is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Peach Orchard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Peach Orchard is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Datto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Datto is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Datto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Craighead County
- Red Onion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Red Onion is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mitchell, with the one closest to Mitchell listed first.
- Marmaduke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lafe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lafe is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Stonewall
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Stonewall is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Bard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bard is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
- Oak Grove Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Heights is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
- Beech Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
- Paragould
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crowley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crowley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
- Delaplaine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Delaplaine is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaplaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Pine Knot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Knot is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot
- Mississippi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mitchell, with the one closest to Mitchell listed first.
- Arkmo
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Arkmo is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
- Rington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rington is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rington
- Leachville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Stark City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Stark City is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark City
- Gosnell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gosnell is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,066 people
- Randolph County
- Reyno
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Reyno is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Former names for Reyno:
- Cherokee Bay
- Esselwood
- Needmore
- Butler County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mitchell, with the one closest to Mitchell listed first.
- Fagus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fagus is located in Butler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagus
- Oglesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Oglesville is located in Butler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesville
- Qulin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Qulin is located in Butler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qulin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Neelyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Broseley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Harviell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fisk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kelly Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kelly Town is located in Butler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Town
- Dunklin County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mitchell, with the one closest to Mitchell listed first.
- White Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- White Oak is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Holcomb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pine City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pine City is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Kennett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sumach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sumach is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumach
- Gibson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Campbell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Senath
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Senath is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 people
- Clarkton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkton is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
- Wrightsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightsville is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Caruth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Caruth is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruth
- Cotton Plant
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Plant is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
- Tinkerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Tinkerville is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkerville
- New Madrid County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mitchell, with the one closest to Mitchell listed first.
- Gideon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tallapoosa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tallapoosa is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Risco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Risco is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Risco <1>
- Parma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parma is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Portageville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pemiscot County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mitchell, with the one closest to Mitchell listed first.
- Peach Orchard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Peach Orchard is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Bragg City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bragg City is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Gobler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gobler is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobler
- Mid City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mid City is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid City
- Homestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Homestown is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Deering
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Deering is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
- North Wardell
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- North Wardell is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wardell
- Pascola
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pascola is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Wardell
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wardell is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Braggadocio
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
- Hayti Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hayti Heights is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Steele
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Netherlands
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Netherlands is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherlands
- Ripley County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mitchell, with the one closest to Mitchell listed first.
- Naylor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Naylor is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Fairdealing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairdealing is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Gamburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gamburg is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamburg
- Oxly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oxly is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxly
- Stoddard County (MO)
- Bernie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mitchell, see our County-by-County Page for Mitchell.
Cemeteries Near Mitchell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mitchell.
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 Mitchell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mitchell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mitchell, with the one closest to Mitchell listed first.
- Winston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Underwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Trovillon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Blooming Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Piggott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little Flock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodland Heights Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cummings Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (231 more) ...
- Myer Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rogers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Mitchell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mitchell.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mitchell, with the one closest to Mitchell listed first.
- Greenway
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Greenway is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Piggott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crockett
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crockett is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Rector
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pollard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Boydsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Boydsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydsville
- Saint Francis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- White Oak is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Kennett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Holcomb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Marmaduke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sumach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sumach is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumach
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Senath
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Senath is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 people
- Campbell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carola ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Carola is located in Butler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carola
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mitchell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mitchell.
Newspapers Published in Mitchell ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mitchell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mitchell, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mitchell.
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 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 Mitchell:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Craighead County
- Greene County
- Mississippi County
- Randolph County
- Butler County
- Dunklin County
- New Madrid County
- Pemiscot County
- Ripley County
- Stoddard 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> | 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 Mitchell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mitchell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |