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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Nix. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Nix to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Nix, 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 Nix (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 Nix. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Nix is historic, it would have been located within present day Dallas 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 Dallas County: Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Grant, Hot Spring & Ouachita.
Below are the counties that are near Nix. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nix:
- Dallas County (The home county of Nix)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nix, with the one closest to Nix listed first.
- Manning
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Manning is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Sparkman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sparkman is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Dalark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dalark is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalark
- Carthage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carthage is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Bunn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bunn is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
- Ivan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ivan is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
- Fordyce
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nix, with the one closest to Nix listed first.
- Hopeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hopeville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Harlow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harlow is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow
- Thornton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thornton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nix, with the one closest to Nix listed first.
- Vaden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vaden is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaden
- Griffithtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Griffithtown is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithtown
- Joan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Joan is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joan
- Arkadelphia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Curtis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Curtis is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Gum Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gum Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Caddo Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Caddo Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Gurdon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Whelen Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Whelen Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelen Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Beirne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Beirne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beirne
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nix, with the one closest to Nix listed first.
- White Oak Bluff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- White Oak Bluff is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Bluff
- Kingsland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kingsland is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Staves
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Staves is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staves
- Saline
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Saline is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nix, with the one closest to Nix listed first.
- Leola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dogwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dogwood is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Poyen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Poyen is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Prattsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Turin ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Turin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
- Cherry Grove ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Grapevine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grapevine is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Slabtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Slabtown is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Sheridan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hot Spring County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nix, with the one closest to Nix listed first.
- Lono
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lono is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lono
- Rolla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rolla is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
- Donaldson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Donaldson is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Etta ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Etta is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etta
- Friendship
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Midway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Saginaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Saginaw is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Social Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Social Hill is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Hill
- Malvern
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Perla
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Perla is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Rockport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rockport is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Butterfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Butterfield is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Nevada County
- Bluff City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ouachita County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nix, with the one closest to Nix listed first.
- Millville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Millville is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Bearden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wyloe ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wyloe is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyloe
- Vanduzer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Vanduzer is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanduzer
- East Camden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- East Camden is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Camden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Bragg City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bragg City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
- Chidester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chidester is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chidester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Reader
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reader is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reader
- Camden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- White County
- Holly Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nix, see our County-by-County Page for Nix.
Cemeteries Near Nix ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nix.
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 Nix - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nix covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nix, with the one closest to Nix listed first.
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Erby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Henderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- DeLamar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Holeman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sparkman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sparkman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Taylor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Princeton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (181 more) ...
- Centerpoint Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brazeale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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.
Nix 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 Nix, with the one closest to Nix listed first.
- Pine Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Fairview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Tulip
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tulip is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Dalark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dalark is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalark
- Willow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Willow is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Holly Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Vaden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vaden is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaden
- Ramsey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ramsey is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Joan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Joan is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joan
- Ivy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ivy is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Lono
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lono is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lono
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lunet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lunet is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunet
- Hopeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hopeville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Saline ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saline is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nix. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nix.
Newspapers Published in Nix ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nix.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nix, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nix.
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 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 Nix:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Dallas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Clark County
- Cleveland County
- Grant County
- Hot Spring County
- Nevada County
- Ouachita County
- White 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 Nix, 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nix) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |