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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 Monette (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 Monette. 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.

Monette is located in Craighead 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 Craighead County: Greene, Jackson, Lawrence, Mississippi, Poinsett & Dunklin (MO).

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

  • Craighead County     (The home county of Monette)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monette, with the one closest to Monette listed first.
    • Black Oak
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Black Oak is located in Craighead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Lake View
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Lake View is located in Craighead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
    • Red Onion
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Lake City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Caraway
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Brookland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Bay
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jonesboro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Philadelphia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Bono
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Bono is located in Craighead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bono <1>
    • Obear ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Obear is located in Craighead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obear
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monette, with the one closest to Monette listed first.
    • Rector
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Bell City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bell City is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monette, with the one closest to Monette listed first.
    • Bard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Paragould
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Knot
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Finch
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Grove Heights
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Marmaduke
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Crowley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Walcott
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lafe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Lafe is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
    • Beech Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Beech Grove is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
    • Light
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Light is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
    • Stonewall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lawrence County
  • Mississippi County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monette, with the one closest to Monette listed first.
    • Leachville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Manila
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Arkmo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Etowah
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Etowah is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
    • Carroll's Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • West Ridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • West Ridge is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ridge
    • Athelstan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Stark City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Stark City is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark City
    • Victoria
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Victoria is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
    • Keiser
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Keiser is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keiser
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
    • Gosnell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Gosnell is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,066 people
  • Poinsett County
  • Dunklin County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monette, with the one closest to Monette listed first.
    • Red Onion
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Cockrum
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Arkmo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cardwell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Rington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Arbyrd
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Arbyrd is located in Dunklin County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbyrd
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
    • Hornersville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hornersville is located in Dunklin County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornersville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
    • Cotton Plant
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Senath
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Caruth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rives
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Rives is located in Dunklin County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
    • Kennett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Tinkerville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pemiscot County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monette, with the one closest to Monette listed first.
    • Gobler
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Gobler is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobler
    • Holland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Holland is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
    • Steele
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Steele is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steele <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Monette ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Monette.

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 Monette - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Monette covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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 Monette in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Monette.

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

  • Macey
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Macey is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macey
  • Lake City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mangrum
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Mangrum is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangrum
  • Cockrum
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Bethel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bethel is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
  • Bard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Paragould
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Brookland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Bay
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Halliday
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Halliday is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halliday
  • Athelstan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hornersville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hornersville is located in Dunklin County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornersville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Nettleton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Nettleton is located in Craighead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
    • Finch
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Nesbit
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Nesbit is located in Dunklin County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbit

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Monette ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Monette.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Monette. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Monette and those printed in the larger area surrounding Monette.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> of Monette.

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 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 Monette:

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 Monette, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Monette) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.