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 Myron (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 Myron. 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.
Myron is located in Izard 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 Izard County: Baxter, Fulton, Independence, Sharp & Stone.
Below are the counties that are near Myron. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Myron:
- Izard County (The home county of Myron)
- The following are listed by their distance from Myron, with the one closest to Myron listed first.
- Horseshoe Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wiseman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wiseman is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiseman
- Violet Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Violet Hill is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill
- LaCrosse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- LaCrosse is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCrosse
- Bone Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bone Town is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Town
- Sage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sage is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage
- Brockwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brockwell is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockwell
- Oxford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oxford is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Melbourne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Newburg is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Mount Pleasant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lunenburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lunenburg is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Baxter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Myron, with the one closest to Myron listed first.
- Rodney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rodney is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Jordan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hand ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hand is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
- Culp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Culp is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
- Wake ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wake is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Myron, with the one closest to Myron listed first.
- Glencoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Glencoe is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Saddle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Saddle is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle
- Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Baker Ford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Baker Ford is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ford
- Camp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Camp is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Bexar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moko
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Moko is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moko
- Cornertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cornertown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornertown
- Sturkie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sturkie is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturkie
- Viola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mammoth Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabeth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gepp
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gepp is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gepp
- Independence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Myron, with the one closest to Myron listed first.
- Cave City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sandtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sandtown is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Cushman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cushman is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Pfeiffer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pfeiffer is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Denieville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Denieville is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denieville
- Bethesda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bethesda is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
- Batesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Moorefield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Moorefield is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Charlotte
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Charlotte is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Desha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Desha is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desha
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Myron, with the one closest to Myron listed first.
- Smithville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Smithville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Ravenden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Annieville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Annieville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annieville
- Strawberry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Strawberry is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Lynn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Imboden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Saffell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saffell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffell
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Myron, with the one closest to Myron listed first.
- Kingsville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kingsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
- Ravenden Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ravenden Springs is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Former names for Ravenden Springs:
- Dream Town
- Jane's Store
- Lima
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lima is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Sharp County
- The following are listed by their distance from Myron, with the one closest to Myron listed first.
- Ash Flat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Evening Shade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Highland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highland is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
- Cherokee Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sidney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sidney is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Poughkeepsie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Poughkeepsie is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
- Hardy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maxville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maxville is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Williford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Williford is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Grange
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grange is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Wirth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wirth is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wirth
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Myron, with the one closest to Myron listed first.
- Pleasant Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Marcella
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Marcella is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- Howell County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Myron, with the one closest to Myron listed first.
- Cornertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cornertown is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornertown
- Lanton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lanton is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanton
- Lebo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lebo is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebo
- Moody
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moody is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Ott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ott is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott
- Oregon County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Myron, with the one closest to Myron listed first.
- Old Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Green Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Green Town is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
- Thayer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Koshkonong
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Koshkonong is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koshkonong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Jeff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jeff is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Corona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Corona is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Myron, see our County-by-County Page for Myron.
Cemeteries Near Myron ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Myron.
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 Myron - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Myron covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Myron, with the one closest to Myron listed first.
- Godwin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bates Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hills Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Humphries Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rhoads Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Old Reed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Schales Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wiles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (294 more) ...
- Old Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find Myron in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Myron.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Myron, with the one closest to Myron listed first.
- Franklin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ash Flat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Violet Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Violet Hill is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill
- Zion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zion is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- King's Mills ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- King's Mills is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Mills
- LaCrosse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- LaCrosse is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCrosse
- Evening Shade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sage is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage
- Sidney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sidney is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Oxford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oxford is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Newburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Newburg is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Melbourne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Poughkeepsie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Poughkeepsie is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
- Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Myron. See our List of 1890's Communities around Myron.
Newspapers Published in Myron ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Myron.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Myron, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Myron.
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 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 Myron:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Izard County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baxter County
- Fulton County
- Independence County
- Lawrence County
- Randolph County
- Sharp County
- Stone County
- Howell County
- Oregon 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Myron) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Myron, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |