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 Monkey Run (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 Monkey Run. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Monkey Run is located in Baxter 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 Baxter County: Fulton, Izard, Marion, Searcy, Stone & Ozark (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Monkey Run. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Monkey Run:
- Baxter County (The home county of Monkey Run)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monkey Run, with the one closest to Monkey Run listed first.
- Midway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Colfax
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Colfax is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Gassville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cotter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Amos
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Amos is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
- Mountain Home
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clarkridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkridge is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkridge
- Buffalo City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Buffalo City is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
- Briarcliff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Briarcliff is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Norfork Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Norfork Village is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfork Village
- Lone Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Rock is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monkey Run, with the one closest to Monkey Run listed first.
- South Lead Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- South Lead Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lead Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Lead Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Zinc
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Zinc is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zinc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Diamond City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Elixir ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Elixir is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elixir
- Everton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Keener ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Keener is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Rally Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rally Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
- Bergman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monkey Run, with the one closest to Monkey Run listed first.
- Elizabeth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gepp
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gepp is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gepp
- Ott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ott is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott
- Bexar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Viola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Izard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monkey Run, with the one closest to Monkey Run listed first.
- Iuka
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Iuka is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Dolph
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dolph is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph
- Calico Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pineville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wideman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wideman is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wideman
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monkey Run, with the one closest to Monkey Run listed first.
- Bull Shoals
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Flippin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rea Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rea Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea Valley
- Price Place
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Price Place is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Place
- Summit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Yellville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rush ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rush is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Dodd City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dodd City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd City
- Peel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Monarch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Monarch is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Bruno
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bruno is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
- Searcy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monkey Run, with the one closest to Monkey Run listed first.
- Cozahome
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cozahome is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozahome
- Harriet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lone Pine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lone Pine is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Gilbert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pindall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pindall is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Saint Joe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Baker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Baker is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monkey Run, with the one closest to Monkey Run listed first.
- Onia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Onia is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onia
- Fifty-Six
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Howell County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monkey Run, with the one closest to Monkey Run listed first.
- Ott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ott is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott
- Caulfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moody
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moody is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Ozark County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monkey Run, with the one closest to Monkey Run listed first.
- Pontiac
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hardenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Isabella
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sundown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sundown is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
- Gainesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Udall
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Udall is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udall
- Tecumseh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Theodosia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Theodosia is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodosia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Ocie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ocie is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocie
- Bakersfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bakersfield is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Zanoni ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Zanoni is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanoni
- Longrun
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Longrun is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longrun
- Taney County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monkey Run, with the one closest to Monkey Run listed first.
- Protem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rueter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rueter is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rueter
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Monkey Run, see our County-by-County Page for Monkey Run.
Cemeteries Near Monkey Run ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Monkey Run.
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 Monkey Run - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Monkey Run covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Monkey Run, with the one closest to Monkey Run listed first.
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Whiteville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tucker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Conley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Amos Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cotter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gassville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Baxter Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (214 more) ...
- Newton Flat Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Monkey Run in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Monkey Run.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Monkey Run, with the one closest to Monkey Run listed first.
- Independence ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Independence is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Gassville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Amos
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Amos is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
- Mountain Home
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Flippin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buford is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Stone ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stone is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Oakland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Rock is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
- Pontiac
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Prestonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Prestonia is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonia
- Yellville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Henderson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rush ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rush is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Wake ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wake is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Monkey Run. See our List of 1890's Communities around Monkey Run.
Newspapers Published in Monkey Run ...
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 Monkey Run.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Monkey Run, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Monkey Run.
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 Monkey Run:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Baxter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Fulton County
- Izard County
- Marion County
- Searcy County
- Stone County
- Howell County
- Ozark County
- Taney 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 Monkey Run, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Monkey Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |