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 Pettigrew (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 Pettigrew. 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 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 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.
Pettigrew is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Johnson, Newton & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Pettigrew. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pettigrew:
- Madison County (The home county of Pettigrew)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pettigrew, with the one closest to Pettigrew listed first.
- Dutton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dutton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Boston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Saint Paul
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Witter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Witter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witter
- Brashears
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brashears is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashears
- Combs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Japton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Japton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japton
- Delaney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Delaney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
- Georgetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Crosses
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Crosses is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses
- Kingston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Huntsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pettigrew, with the one closest to Pettigrew listed first.
- Dryfork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dryfork is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
- Metalton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Metalton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metalton
- Rudd
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rudd is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Osage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Osage is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pettigrew, with the one closest to Pettigrew listed first.
- Bidville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bidville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidville
- Locke
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Locke is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
- Winfrey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Winfrey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfrey
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pettigrew, with the one closest to Pettigrew listed first.
- Cass
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cass is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
- Mountain Top
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mountain Top is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Watalula
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Watalula is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watalula
- Felkner Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Felkner Town is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felkner Town
- White Oak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Cravens
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cravens is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
- Wiederkehr Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wiederkehr Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiederkehr Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Ozark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Altus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Webb City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Webb City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
- Alix
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Alix is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alix
- Denning
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Denning is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pettigrew, with the one closest to Pettigrew listed first.
- Oark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Batson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Batson is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
- Linville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Linville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Ozone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Harmony is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Lone Pine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Pine is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Smeadley ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Smeadley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smeadley
- Union City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Union City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Ludwig
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ludwig is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
- Strawberry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Strawberry is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Clarksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hartman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hartman is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Logan County
- Morrison Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Morrison Bluff is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pettigrew, with the one closest to Pettigrew listed first.
- Mossville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mossville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Walnut
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Walnut is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Swain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Swain is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Boxley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boxley is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
- Limestone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Limestone is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Murray
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Murray is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Ponca
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Deer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Parthenon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Compton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jasper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pettigrew, with the one closest to Pettigrew listed first.
- Hazel Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hazel Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Valley
- Durham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Durham is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Elkins
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Brentwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Brentwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Harris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Mayfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mayfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Winslow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Goshen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pettigrew, see our County-by-County Page for Pettigrew.
Cemeteries Near Pettigrew ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pettigrew.
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 Pettigrew - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pettigrew covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pettigrew, with the one closest to Pettigrew listed first.
- Watson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dutton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Horn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kilgore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Adkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Evans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (294 more) ...
- Cragar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ratford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dripping Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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>
While we didn't find Pettigrew in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pettigrew.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pettigrew, with the one closest to Pettigrew listed first.
- Dutton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dutton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Boston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Saint Paul
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Oark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fallsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fallsville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsville
- Ryker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ryker is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryker
- Combs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Aurora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Aurora is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Cass
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cass is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
- Linville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Linville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Batson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Batson is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
- Patrick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Patrick is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Mountain Top
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mountain Top is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Delaney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Delaney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
- Mossville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mossville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pettigrew. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pettigrew.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Pettigrew ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pettigrew.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Pettigrew. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Pettigrew and those printed in the larger area surrounding Pettigrew.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> of Pettigrew.
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 Pettigrew:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Crawford County
- Franklin County
- Johnson County
- Logan County
- Newton County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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 Pettigrew, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pettigrew) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |