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 Nimmo (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 Nimmo. 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 and 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.
Nimmo is located in White 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 White County: Cleburne, Faulkner, Independence, Jackson, Lonoke, Prairie & Woodruff.
Below are the counties that are near Nimmo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nimmo:
- White County (The home county of Nimmo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nimmo, with the one closest to Nimmo listed first.
- Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- West Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Point is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Bald Knob
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Griffithville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Griffithville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Judsonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kensett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Russell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Walker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Walker is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Higginson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Higginson is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Searcy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bradford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bradford is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Bliss ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bliss is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Garner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cleburne County
- Rainbow Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rainbow Island is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Island
- Cross County
- Hickory Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Independence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nimmo, with the one closest to Nimmo listed first.
- Pleasant Plains
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Thida
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Thida is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thida
- Oil Trough
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nimmo, with the one closest to Nimmo listed first.
- Tupelo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Glaise
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Grand Glaise is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Glaise
- Weldon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Weldon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Gourd Neck
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gourd Neck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gourd Neck
- Shoffner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shoffner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoffner
- Auvergne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Auvergne is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvergne
- Beedeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beedeville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beedeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Island Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Island Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Town
- Algoa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Algoa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoa
- Remmel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Remmel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remmel
- Lonoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nimmo, with the one closest to Nimmo listed first.
- Ward
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carlisle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nimmo, with the one closest to Nimmo listed first.
- Fargo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fargo is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Brinkley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nimmo, with the one closest to Nimmo listed first.
- Sand Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sand Hill is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Little Dixie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Little Dixie is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dixie
- Des Arc
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hickory Plains
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Plains is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Plains
- Brasfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Brasfield is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasfield
- Biscoe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Biscoe is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscoe
- Fredonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fredonia is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- De Valls Bluff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hazen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cuneo ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cuneo is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuneo
- Screeton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Screeton is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screeton
- Saint Francis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nimmo, with the one closest to Nimmo listed first.
- Wheatley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goodwin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goodwin is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
- Woodruff County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nimmo, with the one closest to Nimmo listed first.
- Gregory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gregory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Flynn ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Flynn is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
- Augusta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Colona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Colona is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
- Howell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Howell is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Patterson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Patterson is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- Riverside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- DeView
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- DeView is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeView
- McCrory
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- McCrory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
- Cotton Plant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Morton is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Hunter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Bemis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bemis is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nimmo, see our County-by-County Page for Nimmo.
Cemeteries Near Nimmo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nimmo.
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 Nimmo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nimmo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nimmo, with the one closest to Nimmo listed first.
- Nelson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Buckeye Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gregory Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pt. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eldridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Welcome Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome Home Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Welcome Home Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the north of Des Arc.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1126701 <3>
- Reeves Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Watson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Harris Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Riverside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ashler Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (188 more) ...
- Augusta Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belcher Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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 Nimmo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nimmo.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nimmo, with the one closest to Nimmo listed first.
- Gregory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gregory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- West Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Point is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Flynn ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Flynn is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
- Augusta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bald Knob
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Egbert ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Egbert is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egbert
- Beard ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Beard is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Judsonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kensett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Walker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Walker is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Russell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Howell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Howell is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Colona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Colona is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
- Grays
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Grays is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays
- Higginson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Higginson is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nimmo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nimmo.
Newspapers Published in Nimmo ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nimmo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nimmo, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nimmo.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Nimmo:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to White County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Cross County
- Independence County
- Jackson County
- Lonoke County
- Monroe County
- Prairie County
- Saint Francis County
- Woodruff 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Nimmo) 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 Nimmo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |