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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Sneed. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Sneed to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sneed, 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 Sneed (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 Sneed. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Sneed is historic, it would have been located within present day Cleveland 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 Cleveland County: Bradley, Calhoun, Dallas, Drew, Grant, Jefferson & Lincoln.
Below are the counties that are near Sneed. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sneed:
- Cleveland County (The home county of Sneed)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sneed, with the one closest to Sneed listed first.
- Saline
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saline is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- New Edinburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Edinburg is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Edinburg
- Kingsland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kingsland is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Toledo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Toledo is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Orlando
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Orlando is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Rison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pansy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pansy is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Annover ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Annover is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annover
- Rye
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rye is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Staves
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Staves is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staves
- White Oak Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- White Oak Bluff is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Bluff
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sneed, with the one closest to Sneed listed first.
- Banks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Banks is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Warren
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lanark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lanark is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
- Farmville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Farmville is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Sumpter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sumpter is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Gravelridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gravelridge is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelridge
- Hermitage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jersey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ingalls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ingalls is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sneed, with the one closest to Sneed listed first.
- Tinsman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tinsman is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Thornton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Thornton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Hopeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hopeville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Harlow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Harlow is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow
- Harrell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Harrell is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Hampton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sneed, with the one closest to Sneed listed first.
- Fordyce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ivan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ivan is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
- Bunn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bunn is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
- Carthage
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carthage is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Drew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sneed, with the one closest to Sneed listed first.
- Barkada
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Barkada is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkada
- Wilmar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Rose Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Monticello
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grant County
- Grapevine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Grapevine is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sneed, with the one closest to Sneed listed first.
- Pinebergen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pinebergen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebergen
- Sulphur Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Pine Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sneed, with the one closest to Sneed listed first.
- Cornerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cornerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Palmyra
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Palmyra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Star City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Crigler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Crigler is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crigler
- Yorktown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yorktown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Meroney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Meroney is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meroney
- Tyro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tyro is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Ouachita County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sneed, with the one closest to Sneed listed first.
- Bearden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Millville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Millville is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- White County
- Holly Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sneed, see our County-by-County Page for Sneed.
Cemeteries Near Sneed ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sneed.
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 Sneed - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sneed covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sneed, with the one closest to Sneed listed first.
- Marks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Morgan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moseley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cherry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harlow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kingsland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (223 more) ...
- McCoy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. John Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Varnell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Varnell Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Toledo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56642 <4>
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 Sneed in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sneed.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sneed, with the one closest to Sneed listed first.
- New Edinburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Edinburg is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Edinburg
- Kingsland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kingsland is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Ripley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ripley is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Toledo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Toledo is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Orlando
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Orlando is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- McKinney ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- McKinney is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney
- Rison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pansy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pansy is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Rowell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rowell is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowell
- Como ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Como is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Fordyce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Calmer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Calmer is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calmer
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Chambersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chambersville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Annover ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Annover is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annover
- Cornerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cornerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sneed. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sneed.
Newspapers Published in Sneed ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sneed.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sneed, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sneed.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Sneed:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Cleveland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradley County
- Calhoun County
- Dallas County
- Drew County
- Grant County
- Jefferson County
- Lincoln County
- Ouachita County
- White County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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 Sneed, 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sneed) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |