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 Purdy (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 Purdy. 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 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.
Purdy 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 Purdy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Purdy:
- Madison County (The home county of Purdy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Purdy, with the one closest to Purdy listed first.
- Marble
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Marble is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
- Kingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Witter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Witter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witter
- Georgetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Japton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Japton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japton
- Hindsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Boston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Boston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Whitener
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Whitener is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitener
- Pettigrew
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wesley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wesley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Dutton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dutton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Saint Paul
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Purdy, with the one closest to Purdy listed first.
- War Eagle
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- War Eagle is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle
- Lost Bridge Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lost Bridge Village is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Bridge Village
- Silver Springs ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Purdy, with the one closest to Purdy listed first.
- Alpena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Batavia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Batavia is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Ridgeway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeway is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Shaver ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shaver is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver
- Burlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burlington is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Harrison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bellefonte
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bellefonte is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Purdy, with the one closest to Purdy listed first.
- Dryfork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dryfork is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
- Metalton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Metalton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metalton
- Rudd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rudd is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Osage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Osage is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Winona Springs ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Winona Springs is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Springs
- New Town ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Green Forest
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Berryville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Urbanette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Urbanette is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbanette
- Eureka Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Denver
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Denver is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Mundell ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mundell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundell
- Gaskins ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gaskins is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins
- Conway County
- Grandview
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Grandview is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Johnson County
- Oark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Purdy, with the one closest to Purdy listed first.
- Ponca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Boxley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boxley is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
- Compton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mossville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mossville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Murray
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Murray is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Parthenon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Swain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Swain is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Jasper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Walnut
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Limestone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Deer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hasty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hasty is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Vendor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Vendor is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Purdy, with the one closest to Purdy listed first.
- Mayfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mayfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Spring Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Durham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Durham is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Goshen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- War Eagle Cove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- War Eagle Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle Cove
- Blue Springs Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Blue Springs Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs Village
- Elkins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Harris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Harris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Sonora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sonora is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- Hazel Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hazel Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Valley
- Sulphur City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sulphur City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Barry County (MO)
- Golden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Purdy, see our County-by-County Page for Purdy.
Cemeteries Near Purdy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Purdy.
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 Purdy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Purdy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Purdy, with the one closest to Purdy listed first.
- Parker - Boydston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Upper Campground Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Weaver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- The Weaver Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cecil Cemetery
- Loy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Merl Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- The Liberty Cemetery has also been known as:
- Liberty Church Cemetery
- Liberty United Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1230578 <2>
- Alabam Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carlock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hawkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Reeves Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (267 more) ...
- Sites Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dean Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hawkins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Purdy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Purdy.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Purdy, with the one closest to Purdy listed first.
- Marble
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Marble is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
- Kingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dinsmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dinsmore is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- Dryfork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dryfork is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
- Aurora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Huntsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Forum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Forum is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forum
- Osage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Osage is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Boxley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boxley is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
- Rockhouse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rockhouse is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Rule
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rule is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule
- Ryker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ryker is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryker
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Compton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Clifty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clifty is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Drakes Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Drakes Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Purdy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Purdy.
Newspapers Published in Purdy ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Purdy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Purdy, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Purdy.
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 Purdy:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Boone County
- Carroll County
- Conway County
- Johnson County
- Newton County
- Washington County
- Barry 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Purdy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Purdy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |