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 Roosevelt (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 Roosevelt. 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 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.
Roosevelt is located in White 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 White County: Cleburne, Faulkner, Independence, Jackson, Lonoke, Prairie & Woodruff.
Below are the counties that are near Roosevelt. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Roosevelt:
- White County (The home county of Roosevelt)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roosevelt, with the one closest to Roosevelt listed first.
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Davenport is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Sunnydale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sunnydale is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydale
- Bliss ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bliss is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Clay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clay is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Pangburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Russell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Letona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Letona is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Bald Knob
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Judsonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kensett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Searcy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roosevelt, with the one closest to Roosevelt listed first.
- Rainbow Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rainbow Island is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Island
- Wilburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wilburn is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn
- Almond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Almond is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Concord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Ida
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wolf Bayou
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Bayou is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bayou
- Tumbling Shoals
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Drasco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Drasco is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drasco
- Heber Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
- Former name for Heber Springs:
- Sugar Loaf
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <1>
- Yuba
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Yuba is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Miller ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Miller is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Pearson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pearson is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Independence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roosevelt, with the one closest to Roosevelt listed first.
- Pleasant Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Floral
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Floral is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Thida
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Thida is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thida
- Salado
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Southside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Southside is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Rosie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rosie is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
- Locust Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Locust Grove is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Oil Trough
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Desha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Desha is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desha
- Magness
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Magness is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Batesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Moorefield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Moorefield is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roosevelt, with the one closest to Roosevelt listed first.
- Grand Glaise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Grand Glaise is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Glaise
- Jacksonport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Island Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Island Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Town
- Newport
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Auvergne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Auvergne is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvergne
- Diaz
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Diaz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
- Shoffner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Shoffner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoffner
- Weldon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Weldon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Campbell Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell Station is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Tupelo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Airport Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Airport Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Elgin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elgin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Sharp County
- Grange
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Grange is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roosevelt, with the one closest to Roosevelt listed first.
- Marcella
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marcella is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- Pleasant Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Woodruff County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roosevelt, with the one closest to Roosevelt listed first.
- Augusta
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Patterson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Roosevelt, see our County-by-County Page for Roosevelt.
Cemeteries Near Roosevelt ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Roosevelt.
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 Roosevelt - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Roosevelt covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Roosevelt, with the one closest to Roosevelt listed first.
- Pleasant Plains Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Goad Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Leggett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Putman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Riddles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mason Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Burkett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (253 more) ...
- Huff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Velvet Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Old Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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 Roosevelt in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Roosevelt.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Roosevelt, with the one closest to Roosevelt listed first.
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Davenport is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Pleasant Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Denmark
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Denmark is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Little Red
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Red is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Red
- Bliss ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bliss is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Tyler ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tyler is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Clay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clay is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Hiram
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hiram is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiram
- Pangburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Water ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Clear Water is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Water
- Rosie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rosie is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
- Salado
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Banner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Banner is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Jamestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jamestown is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Russell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Roosevelt. See our List of 1890's Communities around Roosevelt.
Newspapers Published in Roosevelt ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Roosevelt.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Roosevelt, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Roosevelt.
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 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 Roosevelt:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to White County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Independence County
- Jackson County
- Sharp County
- Stone 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> | 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 Roosevelt, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Roosevelt) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |