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 River Front (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 River Front. 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.
River Front is located in Cross 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 Cross County: Crittenden, Jackson, Poinsett, Saint Francis & Woodruff.
Below are the counties that are near River Front. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to River Front:
- Cross County (The home county of River Front)
- The following are listed by their distance from River Front, with the one closest to River Front listed first.
- Levesque
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Levesque is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levesque
- Parkin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Vanndale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vanndale is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanndale
- Wynne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cherry Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Twist
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Twist is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twist
- Bay Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bay Village is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Hickory Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Crittenden County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Front, with the one closest to River Front listed first.
- Earle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Poindexter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Poindexter is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Jennette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jennette is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Crawfordsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Heafer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Heafer is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heafer
- Proctor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Turrell
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Edmondson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Edmondson is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Clarkedale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Clarkedale is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Jericho
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jericho is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Gilmore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmore is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Anthonyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Anthonyville is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Front, with the one closest to River Front listed first.
- Beedeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beedeville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beedeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Gourd Neck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gourd Neck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gourd Neck
- Balch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Balch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balch
- Algoa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Algoa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoa
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Front, with the one closest to River Front listed first.
- Bledsoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bledsoe is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Haynes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Haynes is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Winona ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Winona is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Brickeys
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Brickeys is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
- Mississippi County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Front, with the one closest to River Front listed first.
- Birdsong
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Birdsong is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Denwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Denwood is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denwood
- Whitton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whitton is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitton
- Frenchmans Bayou
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchmans Bayou is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmans Bayou
- Poinsett County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Front, with the one closest to River Front listed first.
- Black Oak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Black Oak is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Harrisburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Marked Tree
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tyronza
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fisher
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fisher is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Greenfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Waldenburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hatchie Coon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hatchie Coon is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Coon
- Alto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alto is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Weiner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Trumann
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lepanto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Francis County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Front, with the one closest to River Front listed first.
- Colt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Colt is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colt <1>
- Caldwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Widener
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Widener is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widener
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Heth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Madison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Forrest City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bonair
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bonair is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
- Rawlinson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rawlinson is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlinson
- Hughes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Palestine is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Goodwin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goodwin is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
- Woodruff County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Front, with the one closest to River Front listed first.
- Bemis
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bemis is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
- Morton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Morton is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Hunter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- DeView
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- DeView is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeView
- McCrory
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- McCrory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to River Front, see our County-by-County Page for River Front.
Cemeteries Near River Front ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of River Front.
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 River Front - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for River Front covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from River Front, with the one closest to River Front listed first.
- Harefarm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McDonald Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wynne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Walters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Akin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Akin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Vanndale.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52794 <3>
- Cogbill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Warren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Maria Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gatlen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (181 more) ...
- Halk Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Beulah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Riley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<4>
While we didn't find River Front in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of River Front.
These communities are listed based on their distance from River Front, with the one closest to River Front listed first.
- Levesque
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Levesque is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levesque
- Wittsburg ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wittsburg is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittsburg
- Parkin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Vanndale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vanndale is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanndale
- Wynne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Newcastle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Newcastle is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
- Cherry Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Earle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Colt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Colt is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colt <1>
- Bay Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bay Village is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Blackfish
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Blackfish is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfish
- Hamlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hamlin is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Caldwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Whitehall is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Lansing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lansing is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around River Front. See our List of 1890's Communities around River Front.
Newspapers Published in River Front ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around River Front.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of River Front, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for River Front.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 River Front:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Cross County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crittenden County
- Jackson County
- Lee County
- Mississippi County
- Poinsett County
- Saint Francis County
- Woodruff 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- River Front) 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 River Front, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |