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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Sexton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Sexton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sexton, 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 Sexton (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 Sexton. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Sexton is historic, it would have been located within present day Washington 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 Washington County: Benton, Crawford, Madison & Adair (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Sexton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sexton:
- Washington County (The home county of Sexton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sexton, with the one closest to Sexton listed first.
- Dutch Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dutch Mills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
- Summers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Summers is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers
- Clyde
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clyde is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Lincoln
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Morrow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Morrow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Canehill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cincinnati
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cincinnati is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
- Evansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Skylight
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Skylight is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylight
- Prairie Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Viney Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Viney Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viney Grove
- Onda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Onda is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onda
- Rickert ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rickert is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickert
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sexton, with the one closest to Sexton listed first.
- Trident
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Trident is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trident
- Siloam Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hico
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hico is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Logan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Logan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Gentry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Springtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Springtown is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Cherokee City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cherokee City is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee City
- Highfill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Highfill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
- Mason Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mason Valley is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Valley
- Cave Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,737 people
- Decatur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bethel Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Heights is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,970 people
- Lowell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sexton, with the one closest to Sexton listed first.
- Stop ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stop is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
- Anna ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Anna is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Lee Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Creek is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek
- Natural Dam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Barcelona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Barcelona is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcelona
- Uniontown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Uniontown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Cedarville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Chester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Winfrey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Winfrey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfrey
- Mountainburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Locke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Locke is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
- Rudy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rudy is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Adair County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sexton, with the one closest to Sexton listed first.
- Westville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Peavine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Peavine is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavine
- Fairfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Addielee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Addielee is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielee
- West Peavine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Peavine is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peavine
- Marietta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stilwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Watts Community
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Watts Community is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Community
- Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Christie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Christie is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Zion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zion is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Chance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chance is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
- Ballard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ballard is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Cherokee County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sexton, with the one closest to Sexton listed first.
- Eldon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Eldon is located in Cherokee County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldon
- Briggs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Briggs is located in Cherokee County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Tenkiller
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tenkiller is located in Cherokee County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenkiller
- Scraper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scraper is located in Cherokee County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scraper
- Barber
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barber is located in Cherokee County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Welling
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Caney Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Ridge is located in Cherokee County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Ridge
- Dry Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Creek is located in Cherokee County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
- Carters Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Carters Landing is located in Cherokee County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Landing
- Park Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Tahlequah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Tsa La Gi Indian Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Moodys
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Delaware County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sexton, with the one closest to Sexton listed first.
- West Siloam Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dripping Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dripping Springs is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
- Beckwith
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beckwith is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Flint Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Creek is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Creek
- Kansas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Colcord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oaks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oaks is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oaks <2>
- Twin Oaks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cloud Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cloud Creek is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Creek
- Rocky Ford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Ford is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Leach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leach is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach
- Sequoyah County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sexton, with the one closest to Sexton listed first.
- Short
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Short is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Stoney Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Stoney Point is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
- Belfonte
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Belfonte is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfonte
- Flute Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flute Springs is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flute Springs
- Brushy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brushy is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
- Marble City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Long
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Long is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Akins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Akins is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akins
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sexton, see our County-by-County Page for Sexton.
Cemeteries Near Sexton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sexton.
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 Sexton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sexton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sexton, with the one closest to Sexton listed first.
- White Rock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Piney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Drake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Drake Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the west of Canehill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53722 <3>
- Ganderville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- English Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fourkiller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Crittenden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Edmiston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (257 more) ...
- Yates Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Russell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kidd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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.
Sexton itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sexton, with the one closest to Sexton listed first.
- Dutch Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dutch Mills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
- Summers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Summers is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers
- Morrow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Morrow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Clyde
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clyde is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Lincoln
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tolu
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tolu is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
- Evansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Cincinnati
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cincinnati is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
- Hubbard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hubbard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
- Prairie Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Viney Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Viney Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viney Grove
- Stop ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stop is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Strickler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Strickler is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickler
- Rickert ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rickert is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickert
- Trident
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Trident is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trident
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sexton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sexton.
Newspapers Published in Sexton ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sexton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sexton, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sexton.
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 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 Sexton:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Crawford County
- Adair County
- Cherokee County
- Delaware County
- Sequoyah 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 Sexton, 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> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Sexton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |