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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Perman. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Perman to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Perman, 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 Perman (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 Perman. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Perman is historic, it would have been located within present day Monroe 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 Monroe County: Arkansas, Lee, Phillips, Prairie, Saint Francis & Woodruff.
Below are the counties that are near Perman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Perman:
- Monroe County (The home county of Perman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Perman, with the one closest to Perman listed first.
- Palmer
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Palmer is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Pine City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pine City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Holly Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Holly Grove is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Monroe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Monroe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Lawrenceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Clarendon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roe
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Roe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Brinkley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fargo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fargo is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Arkansas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perman, with the one closest to Perman listed first.
- Crockett's Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crockett's Bluff is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett's Bluff
- Preston Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Preston Ferry is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Ferry
- Casscoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Casscoe is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casscoe
- Saint Charles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ethel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ethel is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Almyra
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Parham ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Parham is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parham
- De Witt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stuttgart
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perman, with the one closest to Perman listed first.
- Vineyard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Vineyard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Aubrey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aubrey is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Moro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rondo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rondo is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- LaGrange
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- LaGrange is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Felton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Felton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton
- Marianna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Phillips Bayou
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Phillips Bayou is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Bayou
- Haynes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Haynes is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Phillips County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perman, with the one closest to Perman listed first.
- Turkey Scratch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Turkey Scratch is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Scratch
- Marvell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Turner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Turner is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Poplar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Poplar Grove is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Tyner ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tyner is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- North Creek ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- North Creek is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
- Barton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Barton is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Latour
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Latour is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
- Lexa
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oneida
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oneida is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Lambrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lambrook is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambrook
- Lakeview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Prairie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perman, with the one closest to Perman listed first.
- Ulm
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ulm is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Brasfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Brasfield is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasfield
- Biscoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Biscoe is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscoe
- Fredonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fredonia is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- De Valls Bluff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tollville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Tollville is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollville
- Fairmount
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fairmount is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Saint Francis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perman, with the one closest to Perman listed first.
- Wheatley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Goodwin
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Goodwin is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
- Palestine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Palestine is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Bonair
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bonair is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
- Woodruff County
- Cotton Plant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Coahoma County (MS)
- Friars Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Friars Point is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Perman, see our County-by-County Page for Perman.
Cemeteries Near Perman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Perman.
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 Perman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Perman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Perman, with the one closest to Perman listed first.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Postelle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Life Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Franks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dyer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Schaffhauser Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (211 more) ...
- Mt. Mariah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Carr Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Shavery Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Perman in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Perman.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Perman, with the one closest to Perman listed first.
- Palmer
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Palmer is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Pine City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pine City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Hicksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hicksville is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Holly Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Holly Grove is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Monroe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Monroe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Turner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Turner is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Marvell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cypert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cypert is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypert
- Duncan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Duncan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Vineyard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Vineyard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Spring Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Creek is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Poplar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Poplar Grove is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tyner ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tyner is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Mount Adams
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Adams is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Adams
- Crockett's Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crockett's Bluff is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett's Bluff
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Perman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Perman.
Newspapers Published in Perman ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Perman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Perman, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Perman.
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 Perman:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Arkansas County
- Lee County
- Phillips County
- Prairie County
- Saint Francis County
- Woodruff County
- Coahoma 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 Perman, 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> | 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> | 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- Perman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |