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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Shake Rag. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Shake Rag to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Shake Rag, 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 Shake Rag (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 Shake Rag. 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 doctors and hospitals 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 Shake Rag is historic, it would have been located within present day Van Buren 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 Van Buren County: Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Searcy & Stone.
Below are the counties that are near Shake Rag. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shake Rag:
- Van Buren County (The home county of Shake Rag)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shake Rag, with the one closest to Shake Rag listed first.
- Clinton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Choctaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Crabtree
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Formosa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Formosa is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa
- Green Tree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Scotland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bee Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Eglantine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
- Copeland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Copeland is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Morganton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morganton is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Shirley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alread
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Dennard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Baxter County
- Big Flat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shake Rag, with the one closest to Shake Rag listed first.
- Edgemont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Higden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Greers Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Quitman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Miller ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Miller is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Prim
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pearson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pearson is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Heber Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- 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 <2>
- Yuba
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Yuba is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Tumbling Shoals
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Drasco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Drasco is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drasco
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shake Rag, with the one closest to Shake Rag listed first.
- Austin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Center Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cleveland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Springfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jerusalem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Hickory
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Solgohachia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Hattieville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Menifee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Plumerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shake Rag, with the one closest to Shake Rag listed first.
- Twin Groves
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Guy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Guy is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Enders
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Enders is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Greenbrier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Centerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Wooster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Enola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Enola is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Holland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shake Rag, with the one closest to Shake Rag listed first.
- Tilly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tilly is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly
- Appleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Hector
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Caglesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Economy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Oak Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Laurel ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Laurel is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Searcy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shake Rag, with the one closest to Shake Rag listed first.
- Leslie
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Watts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Baker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Baker is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Marshall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Witt's Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Lone Pine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lone Pine is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Harriet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Blanco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blanco is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shake Rag, with the one closest to Shake Rag listed first.
- Fox
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fox is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Alco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Alco is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
- Timbo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Onia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Onia is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onia
- Mountain View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fifty-Six
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- White County
- Rose Bud
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shake Rag, see our County-by-County Page for Shake Rag.
Cemeteries Near Shake Rag ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shake Rag.
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 Shake Rag - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shake Rag covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shake Rag, with the one closest to Shake Rag listed first.
- Bradley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hunter - Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Evans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pee Dee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bluffton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crowell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Foster Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quattlebaum Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gardner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woolverton Mtn. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (233 more) ...
- Halbrooks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Holly Mtn. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Low Gap Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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 Shake Rag in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shake Rag.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shake Rag, with the one closest to Shake Rag listed first.
- Clinton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Choctaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Scotland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Edge ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edge is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
- Claude
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Claude is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claude
- Bee Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Morganton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morganton is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Eglantine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
- Settlement ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Settlement is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlement
- Copeland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Copeland is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Alread
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Latham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Latham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
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- Dennard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oak Flat ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oak Flat is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flat
- Chalk ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chalk is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shake Rag. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shake Rag.
Newspapers Published in Shake Rag ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shake Rag.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shake Rag, 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 Shake Rag.
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 Shake Rag:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Van Buren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baxter County
- Cleburne County
- Conway County
- Faulkner County
- Pope County
- Searcy County
- Stone County
- White 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 Shake Rag, 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Shake Rag) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |