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 Sherrill (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 Sherrill. 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 and doctors 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.
Sherrill is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Arkansas, Cleveland, Grant, Lincoln, Lonoke & Pulaski.
Below are the counties that are near Sherrill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sherrill:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Sherrill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherrill, with the one closest to Sherrill listed first.
- Tucker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tucker is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Pastoria
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pastoria is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
- Wright
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wright is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Altheimer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rob Roy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
- Plum Bayou ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Bayou is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bayou
- Wabbaseka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wabbaseka is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabbaseka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Pine Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- White Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Madding
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Madding is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madding
- Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Redfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Arkansas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherrill, with the one closest to Sherrill listed first.
- Humphrey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stuttgart
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bayou Meto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bayou Meto is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Parham ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Parham is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parham
- Almyra
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cleveland County
- Staves
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Staves is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staves
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherrill, with the one closest to Sherrill listed first.
- Center Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Center Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove
- Ebb
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ebb is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebb
- Ico ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ico is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ico
- Grapevine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grapevine is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Sheridan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Slabtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Slabtown is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Cherry Grove ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherrill, with the one closest to Sherrill listed first.
- Sarassa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sarassa is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarassa
- Grady
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yorktown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Yorktown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Varner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Varner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varner
- Lonoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherrill, with the one closest to Sherrill listed first.
- England
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Coy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coy is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Allport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Allport is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Keo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Humnoke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Seaton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seaton is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Cobbs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cobbs is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Bayou Meto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bayou Meto is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Parkers Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Parkers Corner is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Corner
- Lonoke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- McCreanor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- McCreanor is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCreanor
- Sisemore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sisemore is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisemore
- Prairie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherrill, with the one closest to Sherrill listed first.
- Fairmount
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Ulm
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ulm is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherrill, with the one closest to Sherrill listed first.
- Hensley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
- Bingham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bingham is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Wrightsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wrightsville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
- Scott
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Landmark
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Landmark is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Landmark has also been known as:
- Parkers - Iron Springs
- Sweet Home
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sweet Home is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Willowdale ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Willowdale is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- College Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rose City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rose City is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
- Wakefield Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wakefield Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield Village
- Windamere
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Windamere is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windamere
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherrill, with the one closest to Sherrill listed first.
- East End
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- East End is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- Shannon Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sherrill, see our County-by-County Page for Sherrill.
Cemeteries Near Sherrill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sherrill.
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 Sherrill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sherrill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sherrill, with the one closest to Sherrill listed first.
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tucker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fields Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Washington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cheek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Stephen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (216 more) ...
- Flat Bayou Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Turrentine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Sherrill had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Sherrill had a population of 71 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sherrill, with the one closest to Sherrill listed first.
- Pastoria
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pastoria is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
- Rob Roy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
- Altheimer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wilkins is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Plum Bayou ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Bayou is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bayou
- Wabbaseka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wabbaseka is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabbaseka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Dexter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dexter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Tomberlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tomberlin is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomberlin
- Samples
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Samples is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samples
- Pine Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Dick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Dick is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dick
- England
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fairfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Madding
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Madding is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madding
- Kearney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kearney is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sherrill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sherrill.
Newspapers Published in Sherrill ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sherrill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sherrill, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sherrill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Sherrill:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Arkansas County
- Cleveland County
- Grant County
- Lincoln County
- Lonoke County
- Prairie County
- Pulaski County
- Saline 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Sherrill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Sherrill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |