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 Thorney (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 Thorney. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Thorney is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Johnson, Newton & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Thorney. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Thorney:
- Madison County (The home county of Thorney)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thorney, with the one closest to Thorney listed first.
- Wesley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wesley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Thompson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Thompson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Japton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Japton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japton
- Crosses
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Crosses is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses
- Hindsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Whitener
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Whitener is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitener
- Delaney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Delaney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
- Huntsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Combs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Witter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Witter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witter
- Brashears
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brashears is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashears
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thorney, with the one closest to Thorney listed first.
- War Eagle
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- War Eagle is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle
- Bethel Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Heights is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,970 people
- Silver Springs ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Silver Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Lowell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Prairie Creek is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Puckett ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Puckett is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Cave Springs
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Rogers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lost Bridge Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lost Bridge Village is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Bridge Village
- Avoca
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Avoca is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Brightwater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Brightwater is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwater
- Highfill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Highfill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thorney, with the one closest to Thorney listed first.
- Mundell ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mundell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundell
- Winona Springs ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Winona Springs is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Springs
- Dryfork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dryfork is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
- Metalton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Metalton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metalton
- Rudd
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rudd is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Eureka Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thorney, with the one closest to Thorney listed first.
- Bidville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bidville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidville
- Winfrey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Chester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Anna ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Anna is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Mountainburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thorney, with the one closest to Thorney listed first.
- Cass
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cass is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
- Mountain Top
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Top is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Watalula
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Watalula is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watalula
- Cravens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cravens is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thorney, with the one closest to Thorney listed first.
- Linville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Oark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Batson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Batson is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
- Newton County
- Boxley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Boxley is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thorney, with the one closest to Thorney listed first.
- Durham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Durham is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Elkins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Sulphur City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sulphur City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Goshen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mayfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mayfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Hazel Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hazel Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Valley
- Spring Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Blue Springs Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Blue Springs Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs Village
- Brentwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brentwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Fayetteville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Greenland
(13 miles [20.9 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Thorney, see our County-by-County Page for Thorney.
Cemeteries Near Thorney ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thorney.
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 Thorney - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Thorney covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Thorney, with the one closest to Thorney listed first.
- Mt. Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wesley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shumate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pinnacle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Parker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stokenbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lewis Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (291 more) ...
- Culwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dunaway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Thorney in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Thorney.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Thorney, with the one closest to Thorney listed first.
- Wesley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wesley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Durham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Durham is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Drakes Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Drakes Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Creek
- Elkins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Thompson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Thompson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Sulphur City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sulphur City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Harris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Crosses
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Crosses is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses
- Goshen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arnett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arnett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
- Hazel Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hazel Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Valley
- Wyman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wyman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Summit ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Baldwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Baldwin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Delaney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Delaney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Thorney. See our List of 1890's Communities around Thorney.
Newspapers Published in Thorney ...
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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Thorney.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Thorney, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Thorney.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Thorney:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Carroll County
- Crawford County
- Franklin County
- Johnson County
- Newton County
- Washington 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Thorney) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Thorney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |