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 Palmyra (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 Palmyra. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Palmyra is located in Lincoln County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lincoln County: Arkansas, Cleveland, Desha, Drew & Jefferson.
Below are the counties that are near Palmyra. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Palmyra:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Palmyra)
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- Star City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cornerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Crigler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Yorktown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorktown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Yorktown is located in Lincoln County
- Meroney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tyro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Warrenton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Warrenton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Warrenton is located in Lincoln County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Warrenton
- From Palmyra to Warrenton
- Grady
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Varner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sarassa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sarassa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarassa
- Sarassa is located in Lincoln County
- Gould
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- South Bend ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
- South Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- Warren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Warren is located in Bradley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,502 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <1>
- Sumpter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Banks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Banks is located in Bradley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- Pansy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pansy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Pansy is located in Cleveland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pansy
- From Palmyra to Pansy
- Annover ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annover
- Annover is located in Cleveland County
- Rye
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Toledo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Orlando
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orlando. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Orlando is located in Cleveland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Orlando
- From Palmyra to Orlando
- Saline
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Edinburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Kingsland is located in Cleveland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Staves
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- White Oak Bluff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- Fordyce
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fordyce have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
- Fordyce is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,589 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordyce <1>
- Ivan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
- Ivan is located in Dallas County
- Desha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- Mitchellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchellville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Mitchellville is located in Desha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Dumas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pickens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
- Pickens is located in Desha County
- Hopedale ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopedale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Hopedale is located in Desha County
- Drew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- Barkada
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barkada. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkada
- Barkada is located in Drew County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Barkada
- From Palmyra to Barkada
- Rose Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rose Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Rose Hill is located in Drew County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rose Hill
- From Palmyra to Rose Hill
- Wilmar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Monticello
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Selma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Selma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Selma is located in Drew County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Selma
- From Palmyra to Selma
- Winchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Grant County
- Grapevine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grapevine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Grapevine is located in Grant County
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- Pinebergen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Tamo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Noble Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Noble Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Lake
- Noble Lake is located in Jefferson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Noble Lake
- From Palmyra to Noble Lake
- Moscow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Moscow is located in Jefferson County
- Sulphur Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Madding
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Madding. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madding
- Madding is located in Jefferson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Madding
- From Palmyra to Madding
- Pine Bluff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cornerstone
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cornerstone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone
- Cornerstone is located in Jefferson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cornerstone
- From Palmyra to Cornerstone
- Richardson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richardson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Richardson is located in Jefferson County
- Rob Roy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rob Roy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
- Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rob Roy
- From Palmyra to Rob Roy
- White Hall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- White Hall is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,889 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Hall <1>
- Reydell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Palmyra, see our County-by-County Page for Palmyra.
Cemeteries Near Palmyra ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Palmyra.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Palmyra covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- Sanders Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanders Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Newman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Leek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bush Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Best Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Best Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Best Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Heflin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heflin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heflin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Cornerville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Newton Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newton Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newton Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Zachary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zachary Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zachary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (249 more) ...
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Owen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Owen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Owen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Palmyra had a population of 40 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- Glendale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Glendale is located in Lincoln County
- Rowell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowell
- Rowell is located in Cleveland County
- Cornerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Star City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Calmer
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calmer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calmer
- Calmer is located in Cleveland County
- Pansy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pansy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Pansy is located in Cleveland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pansy
- From Palmyra to Pansy
- Relf's Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Relf's Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relf's Bluff
- Relf's Bluff is located in Lincoln County
- Yorktown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorktown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Yorktown is located in Lincoln County
- Randall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Randall is located in Cleveland County
- Ripley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ripley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Ripley is located in Cleveland County
- Annover ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annover
- Annover is located in Cleveland County
- Garnett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garnett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnett
- Garnett is located in Lincoln County
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Plantersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Plantersville is located in Drew County
- McKinney ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKinney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney
- McKinney is located in Cleveland County
- Montongo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montongo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montongo
- Montongo is located in Drew County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Palmyra. See our List of 1890's Communities around Palmyra.
Newspapers Published in Palmyra ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Palmyra.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Palmyra, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Palmyra.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Palmyra:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradley County
- Cleveland County
- Dallas County
- Desha County
- Drew County
- Grant County
- Jefferson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Palmyra. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<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. |
<5> | 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 Palmyra, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<6> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Palmyra) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Palmyra. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9231, Longitude: -91.9312 In this case, the coordinates for Palmyra have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |