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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 Peel (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 Peel. 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.

Peel is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Baxter, Boone, Searcy, Ozark (MO) & Taney (MO).

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

  • Marion County     (The home county of Peel)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peel, with the one closest to Peel listed first.
    • Monarch
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dodd City ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Dodd City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd City
    • Price Place
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bull Shoals
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Oakland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Pyatt
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Pyatt is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
    • Summit
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Summit is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
    • Yellville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Flippin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Eros
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Bruno
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Rea Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Baxter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peel, with the one closest to Peel listed first.
    • Amos
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Lakeview
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Midway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Cotter
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Gassville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Colfax
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Mountain Home
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Clarkridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Clarkridge is located in Baxter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkridge
    • Buffalo City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Buffalo City is located in Baxter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
    • Briarcliff
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Briarcliff is located in Baxter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliff
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Custer ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Gamaliel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peel, with the one closest to Peel listed first.
    • Diamond City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Lead Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • South Lead Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • South Lead Hill is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lead Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Elixir ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Zinc
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Zinc is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zinc
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
    • Keener ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Boone
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Bergman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lowry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Ridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Myrtle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Everton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Carroll County
  • Newton County
  • Searcy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peel, with the one closest to Peel listed first.
    • Pindall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Pindall is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Saint Joe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Gilbert
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Cozahome
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Douglas County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peel, with the one closest to Peel listed first.
    • Rome
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Smallett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Squires
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Squires is located in Douglas County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
  • Ozark County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peel, with the one closest to Peel listed first.
    • Ocie
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Pontiac
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sundown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Sundown is located in Ozark County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
    • Theodosia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Isabella
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Longrun
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Thornfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Summit City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Summit City is located in Ozark County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
    • Gainesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Foil
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Hardenville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Noble
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Taney County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peel, with the one closest to Peel listed first.
    • Protem
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Rueter
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Rueter is located in Taney County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rueter
    • Cedarcreek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedarcreek is located in Taney County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcreek
    • Kissee Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • McClurg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • McClurg is located in Taney County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClurg
    • Powersite
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Powersite is located in Taney County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersite
    • Bradleyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Bradleyville is located in Taney County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleyville
    • Kirbyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Taneyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Taneyville is located in Taney County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taneyville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
    • Ridgedale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Forsyth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Melva ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Peel ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Peel.

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 Peel - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Peel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Locust Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Keesee Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Riddle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Upshaw Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hart Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pickard Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Derryberry Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jaybird Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dodd City Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (242 more) ...
    • Deshield Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Moccasin Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Merritt Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Peel had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Monarch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dodd City ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Dodd City is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd City
  • Protem
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lead Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Stone ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Stone is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
  • Pontiac
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sycamore
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Sycamore is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
  • Elixir ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Theodosia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • George's Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • George's Creek is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George's Creek
  • Amos
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Powell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Powell is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
    • Isabella
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Yellville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Peel ...

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 Peel.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Peel, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Peel.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Peel:

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>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 Peel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Peel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.