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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 Tuckerman (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 Tuckerman. 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 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.

Tuckerman is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Craighead, Cross, Independence, Lawrence, Poinsett, White & Woodruff.

Below are the counties that are near Tuckerman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tuckerman:

  • Jackson County     (The home county of Tuckerman)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tuckerman, with the one closest to Tuckerman listed first.
    • Kenyon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Centerville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Elgin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Elgin is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Campbell Station
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Campbell Station is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Station
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
    • Airport Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Airport Village is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
    • Diaz
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Diaz is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
    • Swifton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Grubbs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jacksonport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Newport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Island Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Island Town is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Town
    • Remmel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Amagon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Craighead County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tuckerman, with the one closest to Tuckerman listed first.
    • Cash
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Cash is located in Craighead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
    • Egypt
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Egypt is located in Craighead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Egypt <1>
    • Obear ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Obear is located in Craighead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obear
    • Bono
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Bono is located in Craighead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bono <1>
    • Jonesboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Philadelphia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Cross County
  • Independence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tuckerman, with the one closest to Tuckerman listed first.
    • Cord
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Newark
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Charlotte
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Charlotte is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
    • Magness
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Magness is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magness
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Oil Trough
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sulphur Rock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
    • Thida
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Moorefield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Moorefield is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Pfeiffer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Salado
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Salado is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
    • Southside
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Southside is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
    • Batesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Lawrence County
  • Poinsett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tuckerman, with the one closest to Tuckerman listed first.
    • Waldenburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Weiner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Fisher
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Fisher is located in Poinsett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
    • Greenfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Harrisburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sharp County
  • White County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tuckerman, with the one closest to Tuckerman listed first.
    • Bradford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bradford is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
    • Russell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodruff County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tuckerman, see our County-by-County Page for Tuckerman.

Cemeteries Near Tuckerman ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tuckerman.

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 Tuckerman - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tuckerman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tuckerman, with the one closest to Tuckerman listed first.

  • Gracelawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Parrott Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Harrison Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lawrence Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Prysock Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Harrison Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cole Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Greenhaw Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bandy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Holloway Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Williamson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dowell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (292 more) ...
    • Greenhaw Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Foust - Adams Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Burgess Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Tuckerman had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Tuckerman had a population of 1,688 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Tuckerman, with the one closest to Tuckerman listed first.

  • Kenyon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Elgin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Elgin is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Diaz
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Diaz is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
  • Swifton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jacksonport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Grubbs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Newport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Cord
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Paroquet
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Paroquet is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paroquet
  • Dota
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Dota is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dota
  • Remmel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Elmo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Elmo is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Alicia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Strangers Home
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Strangers Home is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strangers Home
    • Hazel Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Hazel Grove is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Grove

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tuckerman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tuckerman.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Tuckerman ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tuckerman.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Tuckerman. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Tuckerman and those printed in the larger area surrounding Tuckerman.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> of Tuckerman.

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 Tuckerman:

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>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 Tuckerman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Tuckerman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.