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 Strawberry (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 Strawberry. 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.
Strawberry is located in Johnson 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 Johnson County: Franklin, Logan, Madison, Newton, Pope & Yell.
Below are the counties that are near Strawberry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Strawberry:
- Johnson County (The home county of Strawberry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Strawberry, with the one closest to Strawberry listed first.
- Hagarville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hagarville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville
- Ludwig
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ludwig is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
- Lamar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ozone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Pine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lone Pine is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Knoxville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Knoxville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Spadra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spadra is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
- Harmony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Union City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Union City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Piney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Piney is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Oark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strawberry, with the one closest to Strawberry listed first.
- Mountain Top
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mountain Top is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Alix
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Alix is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alix
- Wiederkehr Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wiederkehr Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiederkehr Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Altus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Denning
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Denning is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Ozark
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Watalula
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Watalula is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watalula
- Cass
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cass is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
- Webb City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Webb City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
- Felkner Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Felkner Town is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felkner Town
- White Oak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- White Oak is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Etna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Etna is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strawberry, with the one closest to Strawberry listed first.
- Morrison Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Bluff is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Scranton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scranton is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Delaware
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- New Blaine
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cotton Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Sand Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Ridge is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Subiaco
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Corley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Corley is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Paris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon City
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strawberry, with the one closest to Strawberry listed first.
- Boston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Boston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Pettigrew
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dutton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dutton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Saint Paul
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Brashears
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brashears is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashears
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strawberry, with the one closest to Strawberry listed first.
- Limestone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Limestone is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Walnut
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Walnut is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Deer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Swain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Swain is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Mossville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mossville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Murray
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Murray is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Parthenon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Boxley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Boxley is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
- Mount Judea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strawberry, with the one closest to Strawberry listed first.
- Silex
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Silex is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Ross
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ross is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Augsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Augsburg is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
- Georgetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- London
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Laurel is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Scottsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Taral
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Taral is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taral
- Center Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Hector
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Russellville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strawberry, with the one closest to Strawberry listed first.
- Dardanelle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chickalah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Chickalah is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Strawberry, see our County-by-County Page for Strawberry.
Cemeteries Near Strawberry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Strawberry.
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 Strawberry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Strawberry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Strawberry, with the one closest to Strawberry listed first.
- Minnow Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hagarville West Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hagerville West Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hagarville East Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hagerville East Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Adkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Price Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Newton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Russell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woods Mtn. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woods Mtn. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (375 more) ...
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hickey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find Strawberry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Strawberry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Strawberry, with the one closest to Strawberry listed first.
- Zadock ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Zadock is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadock
- Hagarville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hagarville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville
- Ludwig
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ludwig is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
- Lutherville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lutherville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutherville
- Lamar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clarksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ross
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ross is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Silex
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Silex is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Ozone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spadra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spadra is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
- Knoxville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Knoxville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Augsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Augsburg is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fort Douglas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Douglas is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Douglas
- Harmony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Montana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Montana is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Strawberry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Strawberry.
Newspapers Published in Strawberry ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Strawberry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Strawberry, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Strawberry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Strawberry:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Johnson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Logan County
- Madison County
- Newton County
- Pope County
- Yell 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> | 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 Strawberry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Strawberry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |