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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 Skylight (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 Skylight. 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 and doctors 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.

Skylight is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Benton, Crawford, Madison & Adair (OK).

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

  • Washington County     (The home county of Skylight)
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skylight, with the one closest to Skylight listed first.
    • Trident
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Logan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Siloam Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Hico
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Hico is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
    • Springtown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Springtown is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Gentry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Cave Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Highfill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Highfill is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
    • Bethel Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bethel Heights is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,970 people
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skylight, with the one closest to Skylight listed first.
    • Stop ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Stop is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
    • Anna ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Anna is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
    • Lee Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Lee Creek is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek
    • Natural Dam
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Barcelona
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Chester
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedarville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Uniontown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Uniontown is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
    • Winfrey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Mountainburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Locke
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rudy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Rudy is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Bidville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skylight, with the one closest to Skylight listed first.
    • Thompson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Crosses
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Delaney
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Wesley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Wesley is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
  • Adair County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skylight, with the one closest to Skylight listed first.
    • Salem
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Salem is located in Adair County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Fairfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Fairfield is located in Adair County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Peavine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Peavine is located in Adair County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavine
    • Bell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Stilwell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Westville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Marietta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • West Peavine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • West Peavine is located in Adair County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peavine
    • Zion
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Zion is located in Adair County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
    • Addielee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cherry Tree
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Watts Community
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Watts Community is located in Adair County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Community
    • Christie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherokee County (OK)
  • Delaware County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skylight, with the one closest to Skylight listed first.
    • West Siloam Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Dripping Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Dripping Springs is located in Delaware County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
    • Beckwith
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Flint Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Flint Creek is located in Delaware County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Creek
  • Sequoyah County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skylight, with the one closest to Skylight listed first.
    • Short
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Short is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
    • Belfonte
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Belfonte is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfonte
    • Stoney Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Stoney Point is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
    • Long
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Long is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
    • Remy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Remy is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remy
    • Brushy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Brushy is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
    • Flute Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Flute Springs is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flute Springs
    • Akins
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Akins is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akins
    • Marble City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Roland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Roland is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,020 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roland <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Skylight ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Skylight.

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 Skylight - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Cox Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Scott Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Reese Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Edmiston Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Yates Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Russell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Morrow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • English Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Goddard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dunagan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Drake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (279 more) ...
    • Canehill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Bethesda Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)

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

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

  • Morrow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Clyde
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Strickler
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Tolu
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Tolu is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
  • Hubbard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hubbard is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
  • Dutch Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Evansville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Stop ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Stop is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
  • Lincoln
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Sexton ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sexton is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
  • Blackburn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Blackburn is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
  • Anna ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Anna is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Summers
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Prairie Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lee Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Lee Creek is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek

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

Newspapers Published in Skylight ...

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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Skylight.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Skylight, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Skylight.

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 Skylight:

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 '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- Skylight) 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 Skylight, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.