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 Murphys Corner (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 Murphys Corner. 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.
Name Variations for Murphys Corner ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Murphys Corner: Murphys Cor. (or less commonly used: Murphys Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Murphys Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Murphys Corner may originally have been Murphy's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Murphys Corner might be written as Murphy Corner.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Murphys Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Murphys Corner.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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 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.
Murphys Corner is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Craighead, Cross, Independence, Lawrence, Poinsett, White & Woodruff.
Below are the counties that are near Murphys Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Murphys Corner:
- Jackson County (The home county of Murphys Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphys Corner, with the one closest to Murphys Corner listed first.
- Airport Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Airport Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Remmel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Remmel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remmel
- Island Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Island Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Town
- Newport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Campbell Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell Station is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Diaz
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Diaz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
- Amagon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Amagon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amagon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Grubbs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Auvergne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Auvergne is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvergne
- Algoa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Algoa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoa
- Jacksonport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Balch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Balch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balch
- Craighead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphys Corner, with the one closest to Murphys Corner listed first.
- Cash
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cash is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Obear ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Obear is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obear
- Egypt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bono
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphys Corner, with the one closest to Murphys Corner listed first.
- Hickory Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Cherry Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bay Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bay Village is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Vanndale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vanndale is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanndale
- Independence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphys Corner, with the one closest to Murphys Corner listed first.
- Newark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oil Trough
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cord is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cord
- Thida
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Thida is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thida
- Magness
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Magness is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Charlotte
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Charlotte is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Sulphur Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Rosie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rosie is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
- Salado
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Moorefield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Moorefield is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Pleasant Plains
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Southside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Southside is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphys Corner, with the one closest to Murphys Corner listed first.
- Alicia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Alicia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Saffell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Saffell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffell
- Strawberry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Strawberry is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Minturn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Minturn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Lynn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Poinsett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphys Corner, with the one closest to Murphys Corner listed first.
- Waldenburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fisher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fisher is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Weiner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Greenfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Harrisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sharp County
- Grange
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grange is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphys Corner, with the one closest to Murphys Corner listed first.
- Bradford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Russell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bliss ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bliss is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Bald Knob
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Davenport is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Sunnydale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sunnydale is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydale
- Woodruff County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphys Corner, with the one closest to Murphys Corner listed first.
- Riverside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- McCrory
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- McCrory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
- Patterson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Patterson is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- Augusta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Morton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Morton is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- DeView
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- DeView is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeView
- Colona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Colona is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Murphys Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Murphys Corner.
Cemeteries Near Murphys Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Murphys Corner.
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 Murphys Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Murphys Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Murphys Corner, with the one closest to Murphys Corner listed first.
- Lampkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Harper - Barnes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Leachville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Post Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wilkerson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Johnstown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stennick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenhaw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greenhaw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hankins - Sullins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Diaz.
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (258 more) ...
- Anthony Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Watson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Williamson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
While we didn't find Murphys Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Murphys Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Murphys Corner, with the one closest to Murphys Corner listed first.
- Remmel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Remmel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remmel
- Newport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Diaz
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Diaz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
- Auvergne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Auvergne is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvergne
- Grubbs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Jacksonport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tuckerman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shoffner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shoffner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoffner
- Weldon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Weldon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Paroquet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paroquet is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paroquet
- Elmo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Elmo is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Olyphant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Olyphant is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olyphant
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Elgin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elgin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Kenyon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kenyon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Fisher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fisher is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Murphys Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Murphys Corner.
Newspapers Published in Murphys Corner ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Murphys Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Murphys Corner, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Murphys Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Murphys Corner:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Craighead County
- Cross County
- Independence County
- Lawrence County
- Poinsett County
- Sharp County
- White County
- Woodruff County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Murphys Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Murphys Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |