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 Rone (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 Rone. 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 southeast 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 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.
Rone is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Arkansas, Cleveland, Grant, Lincoln, Lonoke & Pulaski.
Below are the counties that are near Rone. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rone:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Rone)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rone, with the one closest to Rone listed first.
- Sulphur Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Pinebergen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pinebergen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebergen
- Pine Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- White Hall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Noble Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Noble Lake is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Lake
- Moscow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Moscow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Madding
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Madding is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madding
- Rob Roy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
- Pastoria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pastoria is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
- Tamo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Tamo is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamo
- Jefferson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Altheimer
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun County
- Thornton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thornton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rone, with the one closest to Rone listed first.
- Rison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Staves
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Staves is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staves
- Toledo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Toledo is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- White Oak Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- White Oak Bluff is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Bluff
- Saline
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saline is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Kingsland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsland is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Pansy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pansy is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Annover ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Annover is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annover
- New Edinburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- New Edinburg is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Edinburg
- Rye
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rye is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Orlando
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Orlando is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rone, with the one closest to Rone listed first.
- Ivan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ivan is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
- Bunn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bunn is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
- Fordyce
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Carthage
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Carthage is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Drew County
- Barkada
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barkada is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkada
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rone, with the one closest to Rone listed first.
- Grapevine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grapevine is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Center Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Center Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove
- Cherry Grove ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Ebb
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ebb is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebb
- Slabtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Slabtown is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Sheridan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dogwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dogwood is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Turin ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Turin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
- Leola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ico ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ico is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ico
- Prattsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rone, with the one closest to Rone listed first.
- Palmyra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Palmyra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Yorktown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Yorktown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Cornerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cornerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Star City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Crigler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Crigler is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crigler
- Meroney
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Meroney is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meroney
- Grady
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sarassa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sarassa is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarassa
- Tyro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tyro is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Varner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Varner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varner
- Pulaski County
- Hensley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rone, see our County-by-County Page for Rone.
Cemeteries Near Rone ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rone.
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 Rone - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rone covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rone, with the one closest to Rone listed first.
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Niven - Watt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Curl Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fitzhugh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roselawn Memorial Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (249 more) ...
- Moores Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lee 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.<4>
While we didn't find Rone in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rone.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rone, with the one closest to Rone listed first.
- Kedron
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kedron is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kedron
- Faith
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Faith is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
- Randall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Randall is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Double Wells
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Double Wells is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Wells
- Rison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Toledo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Toledo is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Calmer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Calmer is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calmer
- Grapevine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grapevine is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Glendale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Pine Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Darysaw ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Darysaw is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darysaw
- Rowell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rowell is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowell
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Palmyra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Palmyra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Ain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ain is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ain
- Ripley ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ripley is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rone. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rone.
Newspapers Published in Rone ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rone.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rone, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rone.
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 helpful 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 Rone:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Cleveland County
- Dallas County
- Drew County
- Grant County
- Lincoln County
- Pulaski 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> | 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 '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- Rone) 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 Rone, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |