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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 Peach Orchard (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 Peach Orchard. 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 hospitals and 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.

Peach Orchard is located in Clay 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 Clay County: Greene, Randolph, Butler (MO), Dunklin (MO) & Ripley (MO).

Below are the counties that are near Peach Orchard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Peach Orchard:

  • Clay County     (The home county of Peach Orchard)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peach Orchard, with the one closest to Peach Orchard listed first.
    • Knobel
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Knobel is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • Datto
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Datto is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Datto
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
    • Corning
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Success
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Success is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
    • Moark
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Current View
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • McDougal
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • McDougal is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
    • Rector
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Greenway
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Greenway is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
    • Pollard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Piggott
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Bell City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Bell City is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
  • Craighead County
  • Greene County
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peach Orchard, with the one closest to Peach Orchard listed first.
    • College City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • College City is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
      • Estimated population in 2016: 506 people
    • Walnut Ridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hoxie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Sedgwick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Portia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Black Rock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Powhatan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Minturn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Minturn is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
    • Imboden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Mississippi County
  • Randolph County
  • Butler County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peach Orchard, with the one closest to Peach Orchard listed first.
    • Neelyville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fagus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Fagus is located in Butler County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagus
    • Harviell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Oglesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Dunklin County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peach Orchard, with the one closest to Peach Orchard listed first.
    • Cockrum
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cardwell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Onion
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Arbyrd
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Arbyrd is located in Dunklin County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbyrd
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
    • Senath
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Arkmo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ripley County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peach Orchard, with the one closest to Peach Orchard listed first.
    • Current View
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Naylor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Naylor is located in Ripley County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
    • Oxly
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Oxly is located in Ripley County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxly
    • Gamburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Doniphan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Fairdealing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Fairdealing is located in Ripley County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
    • Ponder
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Briar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Briar is located in Ripley County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Peach Orchard, see our County-by-County Page for Peach Orchard.

Cemeteries Near Peach Orchard ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Peach Orchard.

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 Peach Orchard - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Peach Orchard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Peach Orchard, with the one closest to Peach Orchard listed first.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Peach Orchard had a population of 25 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Peach Orchard had a population of 123 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Peach Orchard, with the one closest to Peach Orchard listed first.

  • Knobel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Knobel is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
  • Stonewall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Reyno
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Reyno is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyno
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
    • Former names for Reyno:
    • Cherokee Bay
    • Esselwood
    • Needmore
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Reyno
    • From Peach Orchard to Reyno
  • Corning
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Peru
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • O'Kean
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gainesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gainesville is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
  • Palatka
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Palatka is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatka
  • Crowley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Walcott
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Halliday
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Halliday is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halliday
  • Marmaduke
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Peach Orchard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Peach Orchard.

Newspapers Published in Peach Orchard ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Peach Orchard.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Peach Orchard, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Peach Orchard.

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 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 Peach Orchard:

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 '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- Peach Orchard) 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 Peach Orchard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.