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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Saint Francis. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Saint Francis to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Saint Francis, please Contact Us.

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 Saint Francis (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 Saint Francis. 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.

Name Variations for Saint Francis ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Saint Francis: St. Francis

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Saint Francis is historic, it would have been located within present day Cross County.

To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties 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 Saint Francis. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint Francis:

  • Cross County     (The home county of Saint Francis)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Francis, with the one closest to Saint Francis listed first.
    • Parkin
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Levesque
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Levesque. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levesque
      • Levesque is located in Cross County
    • Twist
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twist have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twist
      • Twist is located in Cross County
    • Vanndale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanndale
      • Vanndale is located in Cross County
    • Wynne
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wynne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynne
      • Wynne is located in Cross County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wynne <2>
    • Bay Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
      • Bay Village is located in Cross County
    • Cherry Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
      • Cherry Valley is located in Cross County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry Valley <2>
    • Hickory Ridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
      • Hickory Ridge is located in Cross County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
  • Crittenden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Francis, with the one closest to Saint Francis listed first.
    • Earle
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle
      • Earle is located in Crittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,164 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earle <2>
    • Poindexter
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Poindexter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
      • Poindexter is located in Crittenden County
    • Jennette
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jennette have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennette
      • Jennette is located in Crittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
    • Crawfordsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Heafer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heafer
      • Heafer is located in Crittenden County
    • Proctor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
      • Proctor is located in Crittenden County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctor <2>
    • Gilmore
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilmore have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
      • Gilmore is located in Crittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
    • Turrell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turrell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turrell
      • Turrell is located in Crittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turrell <2>
    • Edmondson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmondson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson
      • Edmondson is located in Crittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
    • James Mill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for James Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Mill
      • James Mill is located in Crittenden County
    • Jericho
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jericho. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
      • Jericho is located in Crittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Anthonyville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anthonyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
      • Anthonyville is located in Crittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Francis, with the one closest to Saint Francis listed first.
    • Bledsoe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
      • Bledsoe is located in Lee County
    • Winona ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
      • Winona is located in Lee County
    • Brickeys
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
      • Brickeys is located in Lee County
    • Haynes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haynes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
      • Haynes is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
  • Mississippi County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Francis, with the one closest to Saint Francis listed first.
    • Birdsong
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsong
      • Birdsong is located in Mississippi County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
    • Denwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denwood
      • Denwood is located in Mississippi County
    • Whitton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitton
      • Whitton is located in Mississippi County
    • Frenchmans Bayou
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmans Bayou
      • Frenchmans Bayou is located in Mississippi County
    • Joiner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
      • Joiner is located in Mississippi County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
    • Bardstown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bardstown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown
      • Bardstown is located in Mississippi County
    • Dyess
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyess have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyess
      • Dyess is located in Mississippi County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyess <2>
  • Poinsett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Francis, with the one closest to Saint Francis listed first.
    • Black Oak
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
      • Black Oak is located in Poinsett County
    • Tyronza
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Marked Tree
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Harrisburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
      • Harrisburg is located in Poinsett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,289 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <2>
    • Hatchie Coon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hatchie Coon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Coon
      • Hatchie Coon is located in Poinsett County
    • Alto
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
      • Alto is located in Poinsett County
    • Greenfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
      • Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
    • Fisher
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
      • Fisher is located in Poinsett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
    • Lepanto
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lepanto have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lepanto
      • Lepanto is located in Poinsett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lepanto <2>
    • Trumann
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trumann have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumann
      • Trumann is located in Poinsett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trumann <2>
    • Waldenburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Weiner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
      • Weiner is located in Poinsett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
  • Saint Francis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Francis, with the one closest to Saint Francis listed first.
    • Heth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heth
      • Heth is located in Saint Francis County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heth <2>
    • Colt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colt
      • Colt is located in Saint Francis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colt <2>
    • Widener
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widener
      • Widener is located in Saint Francis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
    • Caldwell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Madison
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Saint Francis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <2>
    • Forrest City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrest City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
      • Forrest City is located in Saint Francis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,654 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forrest City <2>
    • Hughes
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
      • Hughes is located in Saint Francis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughes <2>
    • Rawlinson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rawlinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlinson
      • Rawlinson is located in Saint Francis County
    • Bonair
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
      • Bonair is located in Saint Francis County
    • Palestine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
      • Palestine is located in Saint Francis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
  • Woodruff County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Francis, with the one closest to Saint Francis listed first.
    • Bemis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bemis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
      • Bemis is located in Woodruff County
    • Morton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
      • Morton is located in Woodruff County
  • DeSoto County (MS)
    • Norfolk
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norfolk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
      • Norfolk is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Shelby County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Francis, with the one closest to Saint Francis listed first.
    • Giles Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Giles Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Town
      • Giles Town is located in Shelby County (TN)
    • Ramsey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ramsey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
      • Ramsey is located in Shelby County (TN)
  • Tipton County (TN)
    • Corona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
      • Corona is located in Tipton County (TN)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saint Francis, see our County-by-County Page for Saint Francis.

Cemeteries Near Saint Francis ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Francis.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saint Francis covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint Francis, with the one closest to Saint Francis listed first.

  • McDonald Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDonald Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDonald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Beulah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Beulah Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Mt. Beulah Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55155 <5>
  • Berry Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marks Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walters Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gibson Bayou Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibson Bayou Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibson Bayou Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harefarm Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harefarm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harefarm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Russell Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cloar Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cloar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cloar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Layton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Layton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Layton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Akins Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Akins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Akins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (168 more) ...
    • Mt. Hermon Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hermon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hermon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Medley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Medley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Medley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Spring Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.

While we didn't find Saint Francis in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Saint Francis.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Saint Francis, with the one closest to Saint Francis listed first.

  • Parkin
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Earle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle
    • Earle is located in Crittenden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,164 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earle <2>
  • Levesque
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Levesque. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levesque
    • Levesque is located in Cross County
  • Wittsburg ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wittsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittsburg
    • Wittsburg is located in Cross County
  • Wynne
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wynne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynne
    • Wynne is located in Cross County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wynne <2>
  • Lansing
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
    • Lansing is located in Crittenden County
  • Poindexter
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Poindexter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
    • Poindexter is located in Crittenden County
  • Vanndale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanndale
    • Vanndale is located in Cross County
  • Newcastle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newcastle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
    • Newcastle is located in Saint Francis County
  • Bay Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
    • Bay Village is located in Cross County
  • Cherry Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
    • Cherry Valley is located in Cross County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry Valley <2>
  • Blackfish
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackfish have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfish
    • Blackfish is located in Saint Francis County
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    • Crawfordsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Colt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colt
      • Colt is located in Saint Francis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colt <2>
    • Vincent
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
      • Vincent is located in Crittenden County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saint Francis. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Francis.

Newspapers Published in Saint Francis ...

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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Francis.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Francis, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Francis.

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 Saint Francis:

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Saint Francis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>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.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Francis) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Francis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2701, Longitude: -90.5837       In this case, the coordinates for Saint Francis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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