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 Tilton (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 Tilton. 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 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 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.
Tilton is located in Cross 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 Cross County: Crittenden, Jackson, Poinsett, Saint Francis & Woodruff.
Below are the counties that are near Tilton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tilton:
- Cross County (The home county of Tilton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilton, with the one closest to Tilton listed first.
- Hickory Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Vanndale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Vanndale is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanndale
- Wynne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Levesque
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Levesque is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levesque
- Bay Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Village is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Parkin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Twist
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Twist is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twist
- Craighead County
- Obear ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Obear is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obear
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilton, with the one closest to Tilton listed first.
- Gourd Neck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gourd Neck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gourd Neck
- Beedeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beedeville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beedeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Tupelo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Algoa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Algoa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoa
- Balch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Balch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balch
- Weldon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Weldon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Shoffner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shoffner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoffner
- Amagon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Amagon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amagon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Auvergne
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Auvergne is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvergne
- Remmel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Remmel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remmel
- Island Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Island Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Town
- Grubbs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Monroe County
- Fargo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fargo is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Poinsett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilton, with the one closest to Tilton listed first.
- Fisher
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fisher is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Waldenburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Weiner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Harrisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Prairie County
- Little Dixie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Dixie is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dixie
- Saint Francis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilton, with the one closest to Tilton listed first.
- Colt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Colt is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colt <1>
- Caldwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Palestine is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Forrest City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Goodwin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Goodwin is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
- Madison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Widener
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Widener is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widener
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Wheatley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bonair
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bonair is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilton, with the one closest to Tilton listed first.
- Bradford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bradford is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Georgetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Russell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Woodruff County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilton, with the one closest to Tilton listed first.
- Morton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morton is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Bemis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bemis is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
- DeView
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- DeView is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeView
- McCrory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- McCrory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
- Riverside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Patterson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Patterson is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- Colona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Colona is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
- Hunter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hunter is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Howell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Howell is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Augusta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Flynn ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flynn is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
- Gregory
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gregory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tilton, see our County-by-County Page for Tilton.
Cemeteries Near Tilton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tilton.
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 Tilton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tilton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tilton, with the one closest to Tilton listed first.
- Slocum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pumpkin Bend Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Morton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Givens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hawk Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gourd Neck Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Walker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fakes Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fakes Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fakes Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of McCrory.
- The Fakes Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fakes Cemetery
- Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Fakes Chapel Cemetery (located 72 miles to the north).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53853 <2>
- Continue List (192 more) ...
- Old Fakes Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fakes Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Fakes Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of McCrory.
- The Old Fakes Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fakes Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2344945 <2>
- St. Johns Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huff Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Tilton had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tilton, with the one closest to Tilton listed first.
- Hickory Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Morton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morton is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Hamlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hamlin is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
- McCrory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- McCrory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
- DeView
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- DeView is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeView
- Bemis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bemis is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
- Fisher
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fisher is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Riverside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Grays
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grays is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays
- Wynne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vanndale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Vanndale is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanndale
- Tupelo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Colona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Colona is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
- Cherry Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Weldon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Weldon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tilton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tilton.
Newspapers Published in Tilton ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tilton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tilton, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tilton.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Tilton:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Cross County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Craighead County
- Jackson County
- Monroe County
- Poinsett County
- Prairie County
- Saint Francis County
- White County
- Woodruff 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tilton) 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 Tilton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |