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 The Quarry (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 The Quarry. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
The Quarry is located in Independence 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 Independence County: Cleburne, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Sharp, Stone & White.
Below are the counties that are near The Quarry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to The Quarry:
- Independence County (The home county of The Quarry)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Quarry, with the one closest to The Quarry listed first.
- Denieville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Denieville is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denieville
- Bethesda
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bethesda is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
- Locust Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Cushman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cushman is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Desha
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Desha is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desha
- Batesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pfeiffer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pfeiffer is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Southside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Southside is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Moorefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Moorefield is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Sandtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sandtown is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Salado
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Floral
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Floral is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Rosie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rosie is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Quarry, with the one closest to The Quarry listed first.
- Almond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Almond is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Wolf Bayou
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Bayou is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bayou
- Drasco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Drasco is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drasco
- Ida
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wilburn is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn
- Tumbling Shoals
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Prim
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rainbow Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rainbow Island is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Island
- Heber Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
- Former name for Heber Springs:
- Sugar Loaf
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <1>
- Edgemont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greers Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Miller ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Miller is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Izard County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Quarry, with the one closest to The Quarry listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Guion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Guion is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Bone Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bone Town is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Town
- Sage
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sage is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage
- Lunenburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lunenburg is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Melbourne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- LaCrosse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- LaCrosse is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCrosse
- Jumbo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jumbo is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Newburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Newburg is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Violet Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Violet Hill is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill
- Brockwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Brockwell is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockwell
- Franklin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Horseshoe Bend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Quarry, with the one closest to The Quarry listed first.
- Elgin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Elgin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Jacksonport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Campbell Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Campbell Station is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Centerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Diaz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Diaz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
- Kenyon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kenyon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Grand Glaise
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Glaise is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Glaise
- Newport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Quarry, with the one closest to The Quarry listed first.
- Strawberry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Strawberry is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Saffell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Saffell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffell
- Sharp County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Quarry, with the one closest to The Quarry listed first.
- Sidney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sidney is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Maxville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maxville is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Grange
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grange is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Evening Shade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Poughkeepsie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Poughkeepsie is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
- Ash Flat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Quarry, with the one closest to The Quarry listed first.
- Marcella
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Marcella is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- Pleasant Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Mountain View
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fifty-Six
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fox
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fox is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Quarry, with the one closest to The Quarry listed first.
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Davenport is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Sunnydale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sunnydale is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydale
- Pangburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bliss ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bliss is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Clay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clay is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Letona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Letona is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Bradford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to The Quarry, see our County-by-County Page for The Quarry.
Cemeteries Near The Quarry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of The Quarry.
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 The Quarry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for The Quarry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from The Quarry, with the one closest to The Quarry listed first.
- Barnes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Campground Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old Ruddell Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ruddell Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southeast of Cushman.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55757 <3>
- Duncan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Alderbrook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (315 more) ...
- Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
While we didn't find The Quarry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of The Quarry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from The Quarry, with the one closest to The Quarry listed first.
- Denieville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Denieville is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denieville
- Bethesda
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bethesda is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
- Cushman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cushman is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Desha
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Desha is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desha
- Batesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Almond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Almond is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jamestown is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Marcella
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Marcella is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- Saint James
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saint James is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Moorefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Moorefield is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Sandtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sandtown is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Alvis ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Alvis is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvis
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Banner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Banner is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Salado
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Wolf Bayou
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Bayou is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bayou
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around The Quarry. See our List of 1890's Communities around The Quarry.
Newspapers Published in The Quarry ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around The Quarry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of The Quarry, 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 The Quarry.
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 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 The Quarry:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Independence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Izard County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Sharp County
- Stone County
- White 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- The Quarry) 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 The Quarry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |