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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about New Moon. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added New Moon to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with New Moon, please Contact Us.
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 New Moon (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 New Moon. 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 hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of New Moon is historic, it would have been located within present day Howard 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 Howard County: Hempstead, Little River, Pike, Polk & Sevier.
Below are the counties that are near New Moon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Moon:
- Howard County (The home county of New Moon)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Moon, with the one closest to New Moon listed first.
- Mineola
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mineola is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
- Athens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Umpire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Umpire is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpire
- Galena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Galena is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Euclid
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Euclid is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Dierks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Center Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Center Point is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Corinth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Blue Bayou
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Blue Bayou is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Bayou
- Nashville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun County
- Unco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Unco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unco
- Hempstead County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Moon, with the one closest to New Moon listed first.
- Tokio
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tokio is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
- Doyle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Doyle is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Moon, with the one closest to New Moon listed first.
- Cox Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cox Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Spring
- Black Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Black Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Norman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Manfred
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Manfred is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manfred
- Caddo Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ophir
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Oden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whitetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitetown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Mount Ida
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pencil Bluff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Station ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hickory Station is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Station
- Sims
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sims is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Moon, with the one closest to New Moon listed first.
- Grandfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grandfield is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfield
- Langley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Newhope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newhope is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhope
- Star of the West ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Star of the West is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star of the West
- Daisy
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Daisy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Lodi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lodi is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Nathan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nathan is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan
- Kirby
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Salem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Salem is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Highland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Mount Moriah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Moriah is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Murfreesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Moon, with the one closest to New Moon listed first.
- Big Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Big Fork is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Fork
- Board Camp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Board Camp is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Camp
- Wickes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dallas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dallas is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Grannis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Grannis is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grannis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Hatton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hatton is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Vandervoort
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Vandervoort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandervoort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Mena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hatfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Potter Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Potter Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Junction
- Bog Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bog Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bog Springs
- Cove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Moon, with the one closest to New Moon listed first.
- Gate ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gate is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate
- Y City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Y City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Y City
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Moon, with the one closest to New Moon listed first.
- Gillham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gillham is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Lockesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lockesburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- De Queen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Process City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Process City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Process City
- Norwoodville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Norwoodville is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwoodville
- McCurtain County (OK)
- Watson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Moon, see our County-by-County Page for New Moon.
Cemeteries Near New Moon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Moon.
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 New Moon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Moon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Moon, with the one closest to New Moon listed first.
- Mineola Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Saline Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Section Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Athens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- White Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- White Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Galena Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (226 more) ...
- Brushy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brushy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Putman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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.
New Moon itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Moon, with the one closest to New Moon listed first.
- Umpire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Umpire is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpire
- Pates ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pates is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pates
- Galena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Galena is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Hartley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hartley is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Duckett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Duckett is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckett
- Euclid
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Euclid is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Newhope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newhope is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhope
- Langley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Big Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Big Fork is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Fork
- Antimony ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Antimony is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antimony
- Star of the West ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Star of the West is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star of the West
- Board Camp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Board Camp is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Camp
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lebanon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lebanon is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Muddy Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Muddy Fork is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Fork
- Dallas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dallas is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Moon. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Moon.
Newspapers Published in New Moon ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Moon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Moon, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Moon.
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 New Moon:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Howard County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Hempstead County
- Montgomery County
- Pike County
- Polk County
- Scott County
- Sevier County
- McCurtain County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 New Moon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Moon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |