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 Tomahawk (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 Tomahawk. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Tomahawk is located in Searcy 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 Searcy County: Baxter, Boone, Marion, Newton, Pope, Stone & Van Buren.
Below are the counties that are near Tomahawk. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tomahawk:
- Searcy County (The home county of Tomahawk)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tomahawk, with the one closest to Tomahawk listed first.
- Gilbert
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Joe
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pindall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pindall is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Lone Pine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Pine is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Blanco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blanco is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Cozahome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cozahome is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozahome
- Marshall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Baker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baker is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Harriet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Leslie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Witt's Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Baxter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tomahawk, with the one closest to Tomahawk listed first.
- Buffalo City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo City is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
- Big Flat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cotter
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gassville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Rock is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
- Amos
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Amos is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
- Colfax
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Lakeview
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Norfork Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Norfork Village is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfork Village
- Norfork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Midway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Home
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Briarcliff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Briarcliff is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tomahawk, with the one closest to Tomahawk listed first.
- Everton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Rally Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rally Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
- Valley Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Valley Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Zinc
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Zinc is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zinc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Bellefonte
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefonte is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Elixir ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Elixir is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elixir
- Keener ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Keener is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Bergman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Lead Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Lead Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lead Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Harrison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lead Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tomahawk, with the one closest to Tomahawk listed first.
- Bruno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bruno is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
- Rush ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rush is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Yellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Eros
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eros is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
- Summit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Summit is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Rea Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rea Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea Valley
- Pyatt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pyatt is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Flippin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dodd City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dodd City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd City
- Bull Shoals
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Monarch
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Monarch is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Peel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Oakland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tomahawk, with the one closest to Tomahawk listed first.
- Western Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Hasty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hasty is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Mount Judea
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Vendor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Vendor is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
- Jasper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Parthenon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pope County
- Tilly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tilly is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tomahawk, with the one closest to Tomahawk listed first.
- Alco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alco is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
- Onia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Onia is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onia
- Timbo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fifty-Six
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fox
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fox is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tomahawk, with the one closest to Tomahawk listed first.
- Rumley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rumley is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumley
- Dennard
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Copeland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Copeland is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Alread
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tomahawk, see our County-by-County Page for Tomahawk.
Cemeteries Near Tomahawk ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tomahawk.
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 Tomahawk - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tomahawk covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tomahawk, with the one closest to Tomahawk listed first.
- Tomahawk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Osborne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Osborne Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the east of Saint Joe.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #944208 <3>
- Burns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Henley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Horton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Caney Church of Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Crider Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Love Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- DeSoto Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bruno Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (229 more) ...
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Anderson Flat Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- DePriest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Tomahawk had a population of 20 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tomahawk, with the one closest to Tomahawk listed first.
- Saint Joe
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Duff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Duff is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Bruno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bruno is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
- Rush ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rush is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Blanco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blanco is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Marshall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Yellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Eros
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eros is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
- Snowball
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Snowball is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowball
- Mount Hersey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Hersey is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hersey
- Point Peter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Point Peter is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Peter
- George's Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- George's Creek is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George's Creek
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Powell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Powell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Western Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Pleasant Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tomahawk. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tomahawk.
Newspapers Published in Tomahawk ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tomahawk.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tomahawk, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tomahawk.
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 websites either 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 Tomahawk:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Searcy County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baxter County
- Boone County
- Marion County
- Newton County
- Pope County
- Stone County
- Van Buren 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- Tomahawk) 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 Tomahawk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |