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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Obear. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Obear to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Obear, 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 Obear (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 Obear. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Obear is historic, it would have been located within present day Craighead 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 Craighead County: Greene, Jackson, Lawrence, Mississippi, Poinsett & Dunklin (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Obear. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Obear:
- Craighead County (The home county of Obear)
- The following are listed by their distance from Obear, with the one closest to Obear listed first.
- Cash
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cash is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Jonesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bono
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Bay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bay is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay <2>
- Brookland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lake City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lake View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lake View is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Black Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Black Oak is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Caraway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Monette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Obear, with the one closest to Obear listed first.
- Bay Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bay Village is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Cherry Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hickory Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Vanndale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Vanndale is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanndale
- Twist
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Twist is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twist
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Obear, with the one closest to Obear listed first.
- Finch
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Finch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
- Walcott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Walcott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Light
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Light is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Pine Knot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Knot is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot
- Crowley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crowley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
- Paragould
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Independence County
- Cord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cord is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cord
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Obear, with the one closest to Obear listed first.
- Grubbs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Swifton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Swifton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Balch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Balch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balch
- Amagon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Amagon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amagon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Tuckerman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Algoa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Algoa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoa
- Airport Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Airport Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Remmel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Remmel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remmel
- Kenyon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kenyon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Centerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Campbell Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Campbell Station is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Diaz
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Diaz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Obear, with the one closest to Obear listed first.
- Sedgwick
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Alicia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Alicia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Minturn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Minturn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Hoxie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Walnut Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- College City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- College City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
- Estimated population in 2016: 506 people
- Portia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saffell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saffell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffell
- Powhatan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Black Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Poinsett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Obear, with the one closest to Obear listed first.
- Weiner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Greenfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Waldenburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fisher
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fisher is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Trumann
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hatchie Coon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hatchie Coon is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Coon
- Marked Tree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rivervale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rivervale is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivervale
- Lepanto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Alto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Alto is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Black Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Black Oak is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Obear, see our County-by-County Page for Obear.
Cemeteries Near Obear ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Obear.
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 Obear - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Obear covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Obear, with the one closest to Obear listed first.
- Otwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Otwell Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Jonesboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55553 <4>
- Walker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Walker Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Grubbs.
- McDaniel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kelly Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bishop Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Johnson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Houston Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (223 more) ...
- Straw Floor Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holloway Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Willis Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.
Obear itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Obear, with the one closest to Obear listed first.
- McDaniel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McDaniel is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel
- Weiner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Cash
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cash is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Greenfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Buffalolick ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Buffalolick is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalolick
- Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ridge is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Jonesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nettleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nettleton is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
- Grubbs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Bono
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Bay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bay is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay <2>
- Fisher
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fisher is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Whitehall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Whitehall is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Obear. See our List of 1890's Communities around Obear.
Newspapers Published in Obear ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Obear.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Obear, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Obear.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Obear:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Craighead County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cross County
- Greene County
- Independence County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Poinsett 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 Obear, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Obear) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |