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 Riggs (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 Riggs. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Riggs 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 Riggs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Riggs:
- Craighead County (The home county of Riggs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riggs, with the one closest to Riggs listed first.
- Cash
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cash is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Egypt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Obear ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Obear is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obear
- Bono
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Philadelphia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Bay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bay is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay <1>
- Brookland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lake City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lake View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lake View is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Cross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riggs, with the one closest to Riggs listed first.
- Hickory Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Bay Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bay Village is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Cherry Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riggs, with the one closest to Riggs listed first.
- Light
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Light is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Finch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Finch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
- Walcott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Walcott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Pine Knot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Knot is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot
- Crowley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crowley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
- Independence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riggs, with the one closest to Riggs listed first.
- Cord
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cord is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cord
- Charlotte
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Charlotte is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Newark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Magness
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Magness is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Oil Trough
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riggs, with the one closest to Riggs listed first.
- Grubbs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Swifton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Swifton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Tuckerman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Centerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Kenyon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kenyon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Airport Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Airport Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Amagon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Amagon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amagon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Balch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Balch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balch
- Campbell Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell Station is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Elgin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Elgin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Diaz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Diaz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
- Remmel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Remmel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remmel
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riggs, with the one closest to Riggs listed first.
- Alicia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alicia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Minturn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Minturn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Sedgwick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hoxie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Walnut Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Saffell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saffell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffell
- Portia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lynn
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Powhatan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Black Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- College City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- College City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
- Estimated population in 2016: 506 people
- Strawberry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Strawberry is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Poinsett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riggs, with the one closest to Riggs listed first.
- Weiner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Waldenburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Greenfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Fisher
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fisher is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Harrisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Trumann
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hatchie Coon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hatchie Coon is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Coon
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riggs, with the one closest to Riggs listed first.
- O'Kean
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- O'Kean is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Kean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Manson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Manson is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Riggs, see our County-by-County Page for Riggs.
Cemeteries Near Riggs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Riggs.
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 Riggs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Riggs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Riggs, with the one closest to Riggs listed first.
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Worley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Denton Island Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Holloway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Walker Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northeast of Grubbs.
- Otwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Otwell Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southwest of Jonesboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55553 <3>
- Ballew's Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Markham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Denton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clark Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bishop Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (268 more) ...
- Arnold Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clark Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aldridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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 Riggs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Riggs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Riggs, with the one closest to Riggs listed first.
- Cash
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cash is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Egypt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Obear ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Obear is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obear
- McDaniel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McDaniel is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel
- Grubbs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Weiner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Swifton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Swifton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Alicia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alicia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Bono
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckerman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Minturn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Minturn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Strangers Home
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Strangers Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strangers Home
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lindsey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lindsey is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey
- Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ridge is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Jonesboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Riggs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Riggs.
Newspapers Published in Riggs ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Riggs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Riggs, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Riggs.
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 Riggs:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Craighead County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cross County
- Greene County
- Independence County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Poinsett County
- Randolph 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Riggs) 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 Riggs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |