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 Tucker (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 Tucker. 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.
Tucker is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Arkansas, Cleveland, Grant, Lincoln, Lonoke & Pulaski.
Below are the counties that are near Tucker. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tucker:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Tucker)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tucker, with the one closest to Tucker listed first.
- Sherrill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sherrill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Plum Bayou ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Plum Bayou is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bayou
- Wright
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wright is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Pastoria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pastoria is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
- Altheimer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wabbaseka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wabbaseka is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabbaseka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Rob Roy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
- Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Redfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- White Hall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Madding
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Madding is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madding
- Cornerstone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cornerstone is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone
- Arkansas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tucker, with the one closest to Tucker listed first.
- Humphrey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stuttgart
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Parham ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Parham is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parham
- Bayou Meto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bayou Meto is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tucker, with the one closest to Tucker listed first.
- Center Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Center Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove
- Ebb
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ebb is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebb
- Ico ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ico is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ico
- Sheridan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Slabtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Slabtown is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Cherry Grove ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Grapevine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grapevine is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tucker, with the one closest to Tucker listed first.
- Sarassa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sarassa is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarassa
- Grady
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yorktown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Yorktown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Lonoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tucker, with the one closest to Tucker listed first.
- England
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coy is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Keo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Allport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allport is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Humnoke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cobbs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cobbs is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Seaton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Seaton is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Bayou Meto
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bayou Meto is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Parkers Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Parkers Corner is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Corner
- Lonoke
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sisemore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sisemore is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisemore
- McCreanor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- McCreanor is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCreanor
- Carlisle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tucker, with the one closest to Tucker listed first.
- Fairmount
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Screeton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Screeton is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screeton
- Ulm
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ulm is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Cuneo ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cuneo is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuneo
- Tollville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tollville is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollville
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tucker, with the one closest to Tucker listed first.
- Hensley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Woodson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Woodson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
- Scott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wrightsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wrightsville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
- Bingham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bingham is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- College Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Landmark
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Landmark is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Landmark has also been known as:
- Parkers - Iron Springs
- Sweet Home
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sweet Home is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Willowdale ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Willowdale is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Rose City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rose City is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
- Little Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Windamere
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Windamere is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windamere
- Booker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Booker is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tucker, with the one closest to Tucker listed first.
- East End
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- East End is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- Shannon Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tucker, see our County-by-County Page for Tucker.
Cemeteries Near Tucker ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tucker.
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 Tucker - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tucker covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tucker, with the one closest to Tucker listed first.
- Fields Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tucker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hendricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nelon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mulberry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Watkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tomberlin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (229 more) ...
- Cheek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Flat Bayou Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Tucker in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tucker.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tucker, with the one closest to Tucker listed first.
- Sherrill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sherrill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Plum Bayou ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Plum Bayou is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bayou
- Tomberlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tomberlin is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomberlin
- England
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pastoria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pastoria is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
- Altheimer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wabbaseka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wabbaseka is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabbaseka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Wampoo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wampoo is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wampoo
- Keo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rob Roy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
- Red Bluff ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Red Bluff is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Samples
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Samples is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samples
- Dexter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dexter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Wilkins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wilkins is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tucker. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tucker.
Newspapers Published in Tucker ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tucker.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tucker, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tucker.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Tucker:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Arkansas County
- Grant County
- Lincoln County
- Lonoke County
- Prairie County
- Pulaski County
- Saline 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tucker) 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 Tucker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |