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 Sidon (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 Sidon. 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 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.
Sidon is located in White 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 White County: Cleburne, Faulkner, Independence, Jackson, Lonoke, Prairie & Woodruff.
Below are the counties that are near Sidon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sidon:
- White County (The home county of Sidon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sidon, with the one closest to Sidon listed first.
- Letona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Letona is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Center Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Center Hill is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Pangburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Bud
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clay is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Romance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Floyd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Floyd is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Searcy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnydale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnydale is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydale
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Davenport is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Garner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Higginson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Higginson is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- El Paso
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sidon, with the one closest to Sidon listed first.
- Yuba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yuba is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Rainbow Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rainbow Island is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Island
- Wilburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wilburn is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn
- Heber Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <1>
- Pearson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pearson is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Tumbling Shoals
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Miller ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Miller is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Quitman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ida
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Drasco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Drasco is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drasco
- Greers Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Higden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sidon, with the one closest to Sidon listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Enders
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Enders is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Enola
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Enola is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Holland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Guy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Guy is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Vilonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Beryl
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beryl is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl
- Otto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Otto is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Greenbrier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hamlet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Twin Groves
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Wooster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Independence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sidon, with the one closest to Sidon listed first.
- Floral
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Floral is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Pleasant Plains
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Locust Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Desha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Desha is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desha
- Salado
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Southside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Southside is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Thida
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thida is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thida
- Lonoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sidon, with the one closest to Sidon listed first.
- Ward
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Austin
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Austin is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
- Cabot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Parnell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Parnell is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Prairie County
- Hickory Plains
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Plains is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Plains
- Stone County
- Marcella
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Marcella is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sidon, with the one closest to Sidon listed first.
- Chalk ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chalk is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
- Gravesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gravesville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
- Morganton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Morganton is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Fairfield Bay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eglantine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
- Bee Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Damascus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Green Tree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Shirley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Choctaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sidon, see our County-by-County Page for Sidon.
Cemeteries Near Sidon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sidon.
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 Sidon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sidon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sidon, with the one closest to Sidon listed first.
- Sidon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Good Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cleburne County Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quattlebaum Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gray Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Apostolic Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Crossroads Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Crossroads Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the South Crossroads Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the south of Heber Springs.
- The South Crossroads Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crossroads Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1983981 <2>
- Friendship Freewill Baptissst Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Martin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (217 more) ...
- Starkey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sugarloaf Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sugarloaf Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Heber Springs.
- The Sugarloaf Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55267 <2>
- New Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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>
While we didn't find Sidon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sidon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sidon, with the one closest to Sidon listed first.
- Turnip ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Turnip is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnip
- Yuba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yuba is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Pangburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Bud
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Romance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clay is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Hiram
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hiram is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiram
- Floyd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Floyd is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Heber Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <1>
- Mount Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Sunrise ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sunrise is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Searcy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Little Red
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Little Red is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Red
- Antioch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Antioch is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Tyler ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tyler is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sidon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sidon.
Newspapers Published in Sidon ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sidon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sidon, 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 Sidon.
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 Sidon:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to White County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Faulkner County
- Independence County
- Lonoke County
- Prairie County
- Stone County
- Van Buren 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> | 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- Sidon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Sidon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |