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 Shawmut (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 Shawmut. 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 hospitals 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.
Shawmut is located in Pike 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 Pike County: Clark, Hempstead, Howard, Montgomery, Nevada & Polk.
Below are the counties that are near Shawmut. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shawmut:
- Pike County (The home county of Shawmut)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawmut, with the one closest to Shawmut listed first.
- Pike City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pike City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Antoine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Antoine is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antoine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Delight
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Caney Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Caney Valley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Kirby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bowen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bowen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Piney Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Piney Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Pisgah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pisgah is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Glenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Billstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Billstown is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billstown
- Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Mount Moriah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Moriah is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Kimberley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kimberley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberley
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawmut, with the one closest to Shawmut listed first.
- Alpine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alpine is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Amity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Amity is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Okolona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Caddo Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Caddo Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Gum Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gum Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Arkadelphia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Beirne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beirne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beirne
- Curtis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Curtis is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Gurdon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Griffithtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Griffithtown is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithtown
- Whelen Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whelen Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelen Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Joan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Joan is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joan
- Garland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawmut, with the one closest to Shawmut listed first.
- Meyers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Meyers is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers
- Pearcy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Hamilton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Royal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwell is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell
- Piney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Piney is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Hempstead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawmut, with the one closest to Shawmut listed first.
- McCaskill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- McCaskill is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Blevins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Blevins is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Tokio
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tokio is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
- Doyle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Doyle is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Clow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clow is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clow
- Ozan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ozan is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Washington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakhaven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oakhaven is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Hot Spring County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawmut, with the one closest to Shawmut listed first.
- Bonnerdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bismarck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Midway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Donaldson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Donaldson is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawmut, with the one closest to Shawmut listed first.
- Corinth
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Corinth is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Nashville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Center Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Center Point is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Buck Range
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buck Range is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Range
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawmut, with the one closest to Shawmut listed first.
- Hickory Station ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hickory Station is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Station
- Mazarn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mazarn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazarn
- Caddo Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Manfred
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Manfred is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manfred
- Ophir
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Alamo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Norman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Joplin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Joplin is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Black Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Black Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Mount Ida
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fir ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir
- Cox Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cox Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Spring
- Nevada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawmut, with the one closest to Shawmut listed first.
- Boughton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Boughton is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boughton
- Prescott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Emmet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Emmet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shawmut, see our County-by-County Page for Shawmut.
Cemeteries Near Shawmut ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shawmut.
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 Shawmut - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shawmut covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shawmut, with the one closest to Shawmut listed first.
- Humphrey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Straightway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bethsaida Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Friendship Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Alpine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gardner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wall Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Osborn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (241 more) ...
- Clear Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sparks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pike City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
While we didn't find Shawmut in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shawmut.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shawmut, with the one closest to Shawmut listed first.
- Clear Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Spring is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Spring
- Alpine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alpine is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Amity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Amity is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Antoine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Antoine is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antoine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Lissie ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lissie is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lissie
- Arp ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Arp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Brocktown ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brocktown is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brocktown
- Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Bowen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bowen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Okolona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hollywood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Elm ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Elm is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Kirby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dobyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dobyville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobyville
- Point Cedar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Point Cedar is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Cedar
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shawmut. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shawmut.
Newspapers Published in Shawmut ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shawmut.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shawmut, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shawmut.
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 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 Shawmut:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Pike County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Garland County
- Hempstead County
- Hot Spring County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Nevada 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Shawmut, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Shawmut) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |