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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Paraclifta. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Paraclifta to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Paraclifta, 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 Paraclifta (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 Paraclifta. 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 Paraclifta is historic, it would have been located within present day Sevier 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 Sevier County: Hempstead, Howard, Little River, Polk & McCurtain (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Paraclifta. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Paraclifta:
- Sevier County (The home county of Paraclifta)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paraclifta, with the one closest to Paraclifta listed first.
- Ben Lomond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lockesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lockesburg is also located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Norwoodville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Norwoodville is also located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwoodville
- Paraloma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paraloma is also located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paraloma
- Horatio
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Process City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Process City is also located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Process City
- De Queen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gillham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gillham is also located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Calhoun County
- Unco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Unco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unco
- Hempstead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paraclifta, with the one closest to Paraclifta listed first.
- Columbus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Clow
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Clow is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clow
- McNab
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- McNab is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNab
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Doyle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Doyle is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Ozan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ozan is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Tokio
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tokio is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
- Fulton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Washington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paraclifta, with the one closest to Paraclifta listed first.
- Mineral Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Blue Bayou
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Bayou is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Bayou
- Tollette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tollette is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Center Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Center Point is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Saratoga
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Buck Range
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Buck Range is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Range
- Nashville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dierks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Euclid
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Euclid is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Galena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Galena is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Umpire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Umpire is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpire
- Little River County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paraclifta, with the one closest to Paraclifta listed first.
- Alleene
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alleene is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleene
- Wilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Winthrop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ashdown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Yarborough Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Yarborough Landing is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarborough Landing
- Richmond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Richmond is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Foreman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Millwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millwood is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Cerrogordo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cerrogordo is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
- Ogden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ogden is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Miller County
- Texarkana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paraclifta, with the one closest to Paraclifta listed first.
- Highland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Highland is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Nathan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nathan is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan
- Grandfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grandfield is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfield
- Roy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Roy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
- Newhope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newhope is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhope
- Polk County
- Grannis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Grannis is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grannis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- McCurtain County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paraclifta, with the one closest to Paraclifta listed first.
- Eagletown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Haworth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bowie County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paraclifta, with the one closest to Paraclifta listed first.
- Redbank
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Redbank is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbank
- Red Lick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Red Lick is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Hooks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Leary
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Leary is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Victory City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Victory City is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory City
- Nash
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Nash is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nash <2>
- Texarkana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wake Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- New Boston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Paraclifta, see our County-by-County Page for Paraclifta.
Cemeteries Near Paraclifta ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Paraclifta.
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 Paraclifta - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Paraclifta covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Paraclifta, with the one closest to Paraclifta listed first.
- Hopson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Falls Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ben Lomond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wrights Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bellville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kingree Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Field Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lockesburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Millwee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alleene Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wilton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (190 more) ...
- Brownstown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Old Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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.
While we didn't find Paraclifta in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Paraclifta.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Paraclifta, with the one closest to Paraclifta listed first.
- Ben Lomond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brownstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brownstown is also located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Lockesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lockesburg is also located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Norwoodville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Norwoodville is also located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwoodville
- Rankin ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rankin was located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Peytonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Peytonville is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonville
- Richmond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Richmond is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Rocky Comfort
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Comfort is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Comfort
- Tollette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tollette is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Chapel Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill is also located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Millwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millwood is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Allbrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Allbrook is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allbrook
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Center Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Center Point is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Lebanon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lebanon is also located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Cerrogordo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cerrogordo is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Paraclifta. See our List of 1890's Communities around Paraclifta.
Newspapers Published in Paraclifta ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Paraclifta.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Paraclifta, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Paraclifta.
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 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 Paraclifta:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Sevier County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Hempstead County
- Howard County
- Little River County
- Miller County
- Pike County
- Polk County
- McCurtain County
- Bowie 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 Paraclifta, 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Paraclifta) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |