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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 Red Onion (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 Red Onion. 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.

Red Onion is located in Craighead 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 Craighead County: Greene, Jackson, Lawrence, Mississippi, Poinsett & Dunklin (MO).

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

  • Craighead County     (The home county of Red Onion)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Onion, with the one closest to Red Onion listed first.
    • Rector
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Bell City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Bell City is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
    • Greenway
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Greenway is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
    • Nimmons
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Nimmons is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmons
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
    • Knobel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Knobel is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • Peach Orchard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Piggott
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • McDougal
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • McDougal is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
    • Pollard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Greene County
  • Lawrence County
  • Mississippi County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Onion, with the one closest to Red Onion listed first.
    • Arkmo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Leachville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Manila
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Stark City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Stark City is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark City
    • Etowah
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Etowah is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
    • Dell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Gosnell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Gosnell is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,066 people
    • Carroll's Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • West Ridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • West Ridge is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ridge
    • Athelstan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Victoria
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Victoria is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
  • Poinsett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Onion, with the one closest to Red Onion listed first.
    • Rivervale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Rivervale is located in Poinsett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivervale
    • Trumann
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Hatchie Coon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Lepanto
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Alto
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Randolph County
    • O'Kean
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Dunklin County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Onion, with the one closest to Red Onion listed first.
    • Red Onion
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cockrum
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cardwell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Arkmo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Arbyrd
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Arbyrd is located in Dunklin County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbyrd
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
    • Rington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hornersville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Hornersville is located in Dunklin County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornersville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
    • Senath
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cotton Plant
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Caruth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rives
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Rives is located in Dunklin County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
    • Kennett
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Pemiscot County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Onion, with the one closest to Red Onion listed first.
    • Gobler
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Gobler is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobler
    • Holland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Holland is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
    • Steele
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Steele is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steele <1>
    • Deering
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Deering is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
    • Mid City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mid City is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid City
    • Cooter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Cooter is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooter <1>
    • Bragg City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bragg City is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people

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

Cemeteries Near Red Onion ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Red Onion.

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 Red Onion - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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 Red Onion in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Red Onion.

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

  • Cockrum
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Macey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Macey is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macey
  • Bard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Paragould
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Halliday
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Halliday is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halliday
  • Bethel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Bethel is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
  • Lake City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hornersville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Hornersville is located in Dunklin County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornersville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
  • Nesbit
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Nesbit is located in Dunklin County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbit
  • Marmaduke
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Brookland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mangrum
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Mangrum is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangrum
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Red Onion ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Onion.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Red Onion, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Red Onion.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Red Onion:

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Red Onion) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Red Onion, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.