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 Star (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 Star. 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.
Name Variations for Red Star ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Another variation: Restar.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Red Star. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Red Star.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Red Star 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 Red Star. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Red Star:
- Madison County (The home county of Red Star)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Star, with the one closest to Red Star listed first.
- Boston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Pettigrew
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Witter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Witter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witter
- Dutton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dutton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Kingston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Paul
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Brashears
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brashears is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashears
- Japton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Japton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japton
- Combs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Marble
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Marble is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
- Georgetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Huntsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Star, with the one closest to Red Star listed first.
- Dryfork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dryfork is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
- Osage
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Osage is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Metalton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Metalton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metalton
- Rudd
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rudd is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Crawford County
- Bidville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bidville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidville
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Star, with the one closest to Red Star listed first.
- Cass
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cass is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
- Mountain Top
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Top is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Watalula
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Watalula is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watalula
- Felkner Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Felkner Town is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felkner Town
- White Oak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Wiederkehr Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wiederkehr Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiederkehr Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Cravens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cravens is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
- Ozark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Star, with the one closest to Red Star listed first.
- Oark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ozone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Batson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Batson is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
- Linville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Linville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Harmony
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Harmony is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Lone Pine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lone Pine is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Strawberry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Strawberry is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Ludwig
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ludwig is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
- Smeadley ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Smeadley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smeadley
- Union City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Union City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Hagarville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hagarville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville
- Clarksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Star, with the one closest to Red Star listed first.
- Mossville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mossville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Swain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Swain is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Boxley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boxley is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
- Walnut
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Murray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Murray is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Limestone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Limestone is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Ponca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Parthenon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Deer
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Compton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jasper
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vendor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Vendor is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
- Pope County
- Silex
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Silex is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Star, with the one closest to Red Star listed first.
- Durham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Durham is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Hazel Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hazel Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Valley
- Elkins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mayfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mayfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Sulphur City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sulphur City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Red Star, see our County-by-County Page for Red Star.
Cemeteries Near Red Star ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Red Star.
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 Star - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Red Star covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Red Star, with the one closest to Red Star listed first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Carpenter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dripping Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ratford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Eagle Gap Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kapark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buckhorn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sullivan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Curtis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (293 more) ...
- Watson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Venus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Red Star in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Red Star.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Red Star, with the one closest to Red Star listed first.
- Ryker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ryker is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryker
- Boston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Fallsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fallsville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsville
- Mossville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mossville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Dutton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dutton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Walnut
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Swain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Swain is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Boxley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boxley is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
- Oark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Murray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Murray is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Kingston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Paul
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Aurora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Aurora is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Ozone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dinsmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dinsmore is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Red Star. See our List of 1890's Communities around Red Star.
Newspapers Published in Red Star ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Star.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Red Star, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Red Star.
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 websites either 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 Star:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Crawford County
- Franklin County
- Johnson County
- Newton County
- Pope 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 Red Star, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Red Star) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |