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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Shonyo. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Shonyo to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Shonyo, 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 Shonyo (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 Shonyo. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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 Shonyo is historic, it would have been located within present day Mississippi County.

To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mississippi County: Craighead, Crittenden, Poinsett, Dunklin (MO), Pemiscot (MO), Dyer (TN), Lauderdale (TN) & Tipton (TN).

Below are the counties that are near Shonyo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shonyo:

  • Mississippi County     (The home county of Shonyo)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shonyo, with the one closest to Shonyo listed first.
    • Dell
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
      • Dell is located in Mississippi County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
    • Manila
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
      • Manila is located in Mississippi County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,339 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manila <2>
    • Stark City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stark City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark City
      • Stark City is located in Mississippi County
    • Victoria
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victoria have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
      • Victoria is located in Mississippi County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
    • Burdette
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
      • Burdette is located in Mississippi County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
    • Gosnell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gosnell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnell
      • Gosnell is located in Mississippi County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,066 people
    • Blytheville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Luxora
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luxora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxora
      • Luxora is located in Mississippi County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
    • Leachville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leachville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachville
      • Leachville is located in Mississippi County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leachville <2>
    • Osceola
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
      • Osceola is located in Mississippi County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,576 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <2>
    • Athelstan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Athelstan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
      • Athelstan is located in Mississippi County
    • Etowah
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etowah have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
      • Etowah is located in Mississippi County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
  • Clay County
    • Bell City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
      • Bell City is located in Clay County
  • Craighead County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shonyo, with the one closest to Shonyo listed first.
    • Caraway
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caraway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caraway
      • Caraway is located in Craighead County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caraway <2>
    • Monette
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Black Oak
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
      • Black Oak is located in Craighead County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Red Onion
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Onion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
      • Red Onion is located in Craighead County
    • Lake City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Craighead County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <2>
    • Lake View
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
      • Lake View is located in Craighead County
    • Bay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
      • Bay is located in Craighead County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay <2>
    • Brookland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shonyo, with the one closest to Shonyo listed first.
    • Bard
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
      • Bard is located in Greene County
    • Paragould
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paragould have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragould
      • Paragould is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,257 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paragould <2>
    • Marmaduke
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Poinsett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shonyo, with the one closest to Shonyo listed first.
    • Rivervale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivervale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivervale
      • Rivervale is located in Poinsett County
    • Lepanto
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lepanto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lepanto
      • Lepanto is located in Poinsett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lepanto <2>
    • Alto
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
      • Alto is located in Poinsett County
    • Hatchie Coon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hatchie Coon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Coon
      • Hatchie Coon is located in Poinsett County
    • Trumann
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trumann have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumann
      • Trumann is located in Poinsett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trumann <2>
    • Marked Tree
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tyronza
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dunklin County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shonyo, with the one closest to Shonyo listed first.
    • Rington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rington
      • Rington is located in Dunklin County (MO)
    • Hornersville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornersville
      • Hornersville is located in Dunklin County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
    • Arkmo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
      • Arkmo is located in Dunklin County (MO)
    • Cotton Plant
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cotton Plant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
      • Cotton Plant is located in Dunklin County (MO)
    • Arbyrd
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arbyrd have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbyrd
      • Arbyrd is located in Dunklin County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
    • Rives
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rives have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
      • Rives is located in Dunklin County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
    • Cardwell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardwell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell
      • Cardwell is located in Dunklin County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cardwell <2>
    • Cockrum
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cockrum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrum
      • Cockrum is located in Dunklin County (MO)
    • Red Onion
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Onion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
      • Red Onion is located in Dunklin County (MO)
    • Caruth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruth
      • Caruth is located in Dunklin County (MO)
    • Senath
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senath
      • Senath is located in Dunklin County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 people
    • Kennett
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennett
      • Kennett is located in Dunklin County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,034 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennett <2>
  • Pemiscot County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shonyo, with the one closest to Shonyo listed first.
    • Holland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Holland is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
    • Cooter
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooter
      • Cooter is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooter <2>
    • Steele
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steele have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele
      • Steele is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steele <2>
    • Gobler
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gobler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobler
      • Gobler is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
    • Braggadocio
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braggadocio have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
      • Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
    • Deering
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deering have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
      • Deering is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
    • Mid City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mid City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid City
      • Mid City is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
    • Bragg City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bragg City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
      • Bragg City is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Dyer County (TN)
    • Ayers
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
      • Ayers is located in Dyer County (TN)
  • Lauderdale County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shonyo, with the one closest to Shonyo listed first.
    • Daniels Point Landing
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniels Point Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Point Landing
      • Daniels Point Landing is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,874 people
    • Ashport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashport
      • Ashport is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
    • Fulton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
      • Fulton is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
    • Fort Pillow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pillow
      • Fort Pillow is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
    • Luckett
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luckett
      • Luckett is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
    • Arp
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
      • Arp is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
    • Glimp
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glimp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glimp
      • Glimp is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
    • Edith
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edith. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
      • Edith is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
    • Henning
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henning
      • Henning is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henning <2>
  • Tipton County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shonyo, with the one closest to Shonyo listed first.
    • Detroit
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Detroit. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
      • Detroit is located in Tipton County (TN)
    • Gilt Edge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilt Edge
      • Gilt Edge is located in Tipton County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
    • Walnut Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
      • Walnut Grove is located in Tipton County (TN)
    • Burlison
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlison
      • Burlison is located in Tipton County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlison <2>
    • Garland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
      • Garland is located in Tipton County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
    • Randolph
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Tipton County (TN)
    • Bride
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bride. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bride
      • Bride is located in Tipton County (TN)
    • Corona
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
      • Corona is located in Tipton County (TN)
    • Drummonds
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Covington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shonyo, see our County-by-County Page for Shonyo.

Cemeteries Near Shonyo ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shonyo.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shonyo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shonyo, with the one closest to Shonyo listed first.

  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mooney Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mooney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mooney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wilkerson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilkerson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilkerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Manila Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Brinkley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brinkley Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Brinkley Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brinkley Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<5> to the southeast of Osceola.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53192 <6>
  • Union Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • New Salem Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sandy Ridge Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandy Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandy Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion Rock Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Rock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Citizen Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Citizen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Citizen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gethsemane Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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    • Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Box Elder Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Box Elder Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Box Elder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Shonyo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shonyo.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Shonyo, with the one closest to Shonyo listed first.

  • Athelstan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Athelstan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
    • Athelstan is located in Mississippi County
  • Osceola
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Osceola is located in Mississippi County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,576 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <2>
  • Clear Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
    • Clear Lake is located in Mississippi County
  • Hornersville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornersville
    • Hornersville is located in Dunklin County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
  • Carson Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Lake
    • Carson Lake is located in Mississippi County
  • Golddust
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golddust have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golddust
    • Golddust is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
  • Sans Souci
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sans Souci have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Souci
    • Sans Souci is located in Mississippi County
  • Mangrum
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mangrum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangrum
    • Mangrum is located in Craighead County
  • Cotton Plant
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cotton Plant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
    • Cotton Plant is located in Dunklin County (MO)
  • Macey
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macey
    • Macey is located in Craighead County
  • Nesbit
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nesbit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbit
    • Nesbit is located in Dunklin County (MO)
  • Ashport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashport
    • Ashport is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
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    • Barfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
      • Barfield is located in Mississippi County
    • Cockrum
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cockrum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrum
      • Cockrum is located in Dunklin County (MO)
    • Fulton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
      • Fulton is located in Lauderdale County (TN)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shonyo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shonyo.

Newspapers Published in Shonyo ...

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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shonyo.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shonyo, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shonyo.

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 either 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 Shonyo:

The official website for Mississippi County: www.mcagov.com/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

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 Shonyo, 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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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- Shonyo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shonyo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8470, Longitude: -90.0743       In this case, the coordinates for Shonyo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.




 

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