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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Scaife. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Scaife to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Scaife, 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 Scaife (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 Scaife. 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/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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/parishes 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/parishes, 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 Scaife is historic, it would have been located within present day Chicot 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 Chicot County: Ashley, Desha, Drew, East Carroll (LA), West Carroll (LA), Issaquena (MS) & Washington (MS).
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Scaife. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scaife:
- Chicot County (The home county of Scaife)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scaife, with the one closest to Scaife listed first.
- Eudora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dermott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scaife, with the one closest to Scaife listed first.
- Portland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Montrose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Montrose is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Parkdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wilmot
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wilmot is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Drew County
- Jerome
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jerome is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- East Carroll Parish (LA)
- Lake Providence
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Morehouse Parish (LA)
- Jones
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Carroll Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scaife, with the one closest to Scaife listed first.
- Kilbourne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fiske
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fiske is located in West Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiske
- Forest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forest is located in West Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <2>
- Bolivar County (MS)
- Lamont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lamont is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- Hinds County (MS)
- Delta City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Delta City is located in Hinds County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta City
- Issaquena County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scaife, with the one closest to Scaife listed first.
- Booth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Booth is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Mayersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mayersville is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
- Tallula
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Tallula is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallula
- Sharkey County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scaife, with the one closest to Scaife listed first.
- Panther Burn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Panther Burn is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Burn
- Lorenzen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lorenzen is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzen
- Nitta Yuma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nitta Yuma is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitta Yuma
- Mont Helena
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mont Helena is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Helena
- Riverside Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Junction is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Junction
- Anguilla
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rolling Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Richey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Richey is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
- Auter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Auter is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auter
- Cary
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cary is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Issaquena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Issaquena is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Issaquena
- Sunflower County (MS)
- New Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Sunflower County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Washington County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scaife, with the one closest to Scaife listed first.
- Byrne City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Byrne City is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrne City
- James
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- James is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Avon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Avon is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Hampton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Forrest City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Forrest City is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
- Hollandale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Overby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Overby is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overby
- Arcola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Greenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmot is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Metcalfe
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Metcalfe is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalfe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Leland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Leland is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,659 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leland <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Scaife, see our County-by-County Page for Scaife.
Cemeteries Near Scaife ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scaife.
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 Scaife - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Scaife covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scaife, with the one closest to Scaife listed first.
- North Star Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Carmel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Eudora.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1880238 <4>
- Metcalfe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Grove Cemetery #1
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mason Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Masons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeport Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Holly Grove Cemetery #2
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Lakeport Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Red Leaf Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (128 more) ...
- Jennie Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennie Cemetery
- The Jennie Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jennie Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54544 <4>
- St. John Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Graymound Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Scaife in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Scaife.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Scaife, with the one closest to Scaife listed first.
- Grand Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Grand Lake is located in Chicot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
- Chatham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chatham is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Lakeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeport is located in Chicot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
- Longwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Longwood is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Lake Washington ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lake Washington is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Washington
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sterling is located in Chicot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- James
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- James is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Erwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Erwin is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
- Avon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Avon is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Sunnyside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside is located in Chicot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Refuge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Refuge is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
- Kilbourne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Glen Allan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Allan is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allan
- Wayside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wayside is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Pilcher Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pilcher Point is located in East Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilcher Point
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Scaife. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scaife.
Newspapers Published in Scaife ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scaife.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scaife, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Scaife.
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 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 Scaife:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Chicot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashley County
- Drew County
- East Carroll Parish
- Morehouse Parish
- West Carroll Parish
- Bolivar County
- Hinds County
- Issaquena County
- Sharkey County
- Sunflower County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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 Scaife, 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> | 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- Scaife) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |