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 Starks (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 Starks. 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 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.
Starks 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 Starks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Starks:
- Washington County (The home county of Starks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Starks, with the one closest to Starks listed first.
- Farmington
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Viney Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Viney Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viney Grove
- Fayette Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fayette Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Junction
- Prairie Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rickert ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rickert is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickert
- Wheeler
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wheeler is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Greenland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
- Fayetteville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tontitown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Johnson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,771 people
- Canehill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Starks, with the one closest to Starks listed first.
- Trident
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Trident is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trident
- Logan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Logan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Bethel Heights
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Cave Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cave Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,737 people
- Lowell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Highfill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Highfill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
- Hico
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hico is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Siloam Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Springtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Springtown is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Mason Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mason Valley is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Valley
- Gentry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Springs ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Centerton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Starks, with the one closest to Starks listed first.
- Anna ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Anna is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Stop ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stop is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
- Winfrey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Winfrey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfrey
- Chester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lee Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lee Creek is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek
- Bidville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bidville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidville
- Locke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Locke is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
- Natural Dam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mountainburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Barcelona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Barcelona is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcelona
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Starks, with the one closest to Starks listed first.
- Thompson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Thompson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Wesley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wesley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Whitener
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Whitener is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitener
- Crosses
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crosses is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses
- Hindsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Delaney
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Delaney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
- Georgetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Japton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Japton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japton
- Combs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Brashears
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brashears is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashears
- Adair County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Starks, with the one closest to Starks listed first.
- Watts Community
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Watts Community is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Community
- Watts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Westville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ballard
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ballard is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Peavine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peavine is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavine
- Addielee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Addielee is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielee
- Chance
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chance is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
- Fairfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- West Peavine
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- West Peavine is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peavine
- Salem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Christie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Christie is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Marietta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stilwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Starks, with the one closest to Starks listed first.
- West Siloam Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dripping Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dripping Springs is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
- Beckwith
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beckwith is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Colcord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Flint Creek is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Starks, see our County-by-County Page for Starks.
Cemeteries Near Starks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Starks.
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 Starks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Starks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Starks, with the one closest to Starks listed first.
- Cemetery Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Illinois Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rieff Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bowell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tharp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barron Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the southwest of Fayetteville.
- Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Barron Cemetery (located 94 miles to the north).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2322952 <3>
- Boone Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Pioneer Cemetery
- The Boone Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Boone Cemetery
- Fayetteville National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Comfort Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (312 more) ...
- Sharp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rutherford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Campbell Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Starks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Starks.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Starks, with the one closest to Starks listed first.
- Farmington
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Viney Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Viney Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viney Grove
- Prairie Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fayette Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fayette Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Junction
- Rickert ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rickert is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickert
- Greenland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
- Wheeler
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wheeler is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Fayetteville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hubbard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
- Baldwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Baldwin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Johnson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,771 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lincoln
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Summit ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Woolsey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woolsey is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Starks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Starks.
Newspapers Published in Starks ...
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 133 newspapers that have been published in the area around Starks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Starks, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Starks.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Starks:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Crawford County
- Madison County
- Adair County
- Delaware 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Starks) 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 Starks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |