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 Strain (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 Strain. 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 and hospitals 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.
Strain 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 Strain. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Strain:
- Washington County (The home county of Strain)
- The following are listed by their distance from Strain, with the one closest to Strain listed first.
- Harris
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Harris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Elkins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sulphur City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sulphur City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Fayetteville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Durham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Durham is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Fayette Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fayette Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Junction
- Greenland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greenland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
- Goshen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,771 people
- West Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brentwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brentwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Farmington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strain, with the one closest to Strain listed first.
- Bethel Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bethel Heights is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,970 people
- Lowell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Silver Springs ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Silver Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- War Eagle
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- War Eagle is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle
- Cave Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,737 people
- Prairie Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Prairie Creek is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Rogers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Logan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Logan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Puckett ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Puckett is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Highfill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Highfill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
- Trident
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Trident is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trident
- Little Flock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Little Flock is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Flock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,812 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strain, with the one closest to Strain listed first.
- Mundell ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mundell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundell
- Winona Springs ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Winona Springs is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Springs
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strain, with the one closest to Strain listed first.
- Bidville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bidville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidville
- Winfrey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Winfrey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfrey
- Locke
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Locke is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
- Anna ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Anna is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Chester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Stop ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stop is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
- Mountainburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lee Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Creek is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek
- Franklin County
- Cass
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cass is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strain, with the one closest to Strain listed first.
- Wesley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wesley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Thompson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Whitener
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whitener is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitener
- Crosses
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crosses is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses
- Georgetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Hindsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Delaney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Delaney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
- Japton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Japton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japton
- Combs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Brashears
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brashears is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashears
- Saint Paul
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paul is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Adair County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Strain, with the one closest to Strain listed first.
- Watts Community
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Watts Community is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Community
- Watts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Westville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ballard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ballard is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Strain, see our County-by-County Page for Strain.
Cemeteries Near Strain ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Strain.
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 Strain - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Strain covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Strain, with the one closest to Strain listed first.
- Kings Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Burkhead Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Boone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stokenbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Reese Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Round Mountain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buckner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Combs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (311 more) ...
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shaeffer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 Strain in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Strain.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Strain, with the one closest to Strain listed first.
- Harris
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Harris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Baldwin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Sulphur City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sulphur City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Summit ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Elkins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wyman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wyman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
- Greenland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greenland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
- Durham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Durham is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Fayetteville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fayette Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Junction
- Goshen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arnett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Arnett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wesley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wesley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- West Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Strain. See our List of 1890's Communities around Strain.
Newspapers Published in Strain ...
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 103 newspapers that have been published in the area around Strain.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Strain, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Strain.
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 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 Strain:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Carroll County
- Crawford County
- Franklin County
- Madison County
- Adair 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Strain) 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 Strain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |