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 Richwoods (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 Richwoods. 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.
Richwoods is located in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County: Craighead, Greene, Independence, Jackson, Randolph & Sharp.
Below are the counties that are near Richwoods. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Richwoods:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Richwoods)
- The following are listed by their distance from Richwoods, with the one closest to Richwoods listed first.
- College City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- College City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
- Estimated population in 2016: 506 people
- Walnut Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Black Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Portia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hoxie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Powhatan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Imboden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Minturn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Minturn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Annieville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Annieville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annieville
- Ravenden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sedgwick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smithville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Smithville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richwoods, with the one closest to Richwoods listed first.
- Peach Orchard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Peach Orchard is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Datto
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Datto is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Datto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Knobel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Knobel is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Success
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Success is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Current View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Current View is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
- Corning
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Craighead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richwoods, with the one closest to Richwoods listed first.
- Egypt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bono
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cash
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cash is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Philadelphia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Jonesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brookland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Obear ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Obear is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obear
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richwoods, with the one closest to Richwoods listed first.
- Light
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Light is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Delaplaine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Delaplaine is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaplaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Walcott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Walcott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Beech Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Beech Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
- Crowley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Crowley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
- Finch
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Finch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
- Pine Knot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pine Knot is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot
- Stonewall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Stonewall is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Lafe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lafe is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Oak Grove Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Heights is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
- Paragould
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Independence County
- Cord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cord is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cord
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richwoods, with the one closest to Richwoods listed first.
- Swifton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Swifton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Centerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Kenyon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kenyon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Tuckerman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Elgin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richwoods, with the one closest to Richwoods listed first.
- Manson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Manson is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Birdell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Birdell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
- Pocahontas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pocahontas is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,371 people
- Former names for Pocahontas:
- Bettis Bluff
- Betts Bluff
- Pokakhontas
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <1>
- Skaggs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Skaggs is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs
- Eleven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eleven is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven
- Serene
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Serene is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serene
- O'Kean
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- O'Kean is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Kean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Water Valley is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Attica
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Attica is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Brockett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brockett is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockett
- Elevenpoint
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elevenpoint is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elevenpoint
- Kingsville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
- Lima
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lima is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Sharp County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richwoods, with the one closest to Richwoods listed first.
- Williford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Williford is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Poughkeepsie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Poughkeepsie is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
- Hardy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wirth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wirth is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wirth
- Highland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
- Grange
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grange is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Oregon County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Richwoods, with the one closest to Richwoods listed first.
- Calm
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Calm is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calm
- Myrtle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Myrtle is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Ripley County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Richwoods, with the one closest to Richwoods listed first.
- Current View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Current View is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
- Gatewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gatewood is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Ponder
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ponder is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponder
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Richwoods, see our County-by-County Page for Richwoods.
Cemeteries Near Richwoods ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Richwoods.
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 Richwoods - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Richwoods covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Richwoods, with the one closest to Richwoods listed first.
- Lester Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sanders Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Watkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Watkins Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the south of Manson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56724 <3>
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Scott Cemetery (located 82 miles to the north).
- Phillips - Reeves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kissee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Westphal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Austin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pierce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Huffstedler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (343 more) ...
- Throop Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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 Richwoods in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Richwoods.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Richwoods, with the one closest to Richwoods listed first.
- Noland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Noland is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland
- Black Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Portia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hoxie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Murta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Murta is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murta
- Powhatan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Birdell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Birdell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
- Pocahontas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pocahontas is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,371 people
- Former names for Pocahontas:
- Bettis Bluff
- Betts Bluff
- Pokakhontas
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <1>
- Lindsey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lindsey is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey
- Imboden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Minturn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Minturn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- O'Kean
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- O'Kean is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Kean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Clover Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Clover Bend is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bend
- Annieville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Annieville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annieville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Richwoods. See our List of 1890's Communities around Richwoods.
Newspapers Published in Richwoods ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Richwoods.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Richwoods, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Richwoods.
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 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 Richwoods:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Craighead County
- Greene County
- Independence County
- Jackson County
- Randolph County
- Sharp County
- Oregon County
- Ripley 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 '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- Richwoods) 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 Richwoods, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |