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 Turneys Ferry (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 Turneys Ferry. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Turneys Ferry is located in Cleburne 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 Cleburne County: Faulkner, Independence, Stone, Van Buren & White.
Below are the counties that are near Turneys Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Turneys Ferry:
- Cleburne County (The home county of Turneys Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turneys Ferry, with the one closest to Turneys Ferry listed first.
- Tumbling Shoals
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Heber Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
- Former name for Heber Springs:
- Sugar Loaf
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <1>
- Wilburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wilburn is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn
- Rainbow Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rainbow Island is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Island
- Yuba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yuba is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Ida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Miller ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Miller is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Pearson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pearson is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Drasco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Drasco is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drasco
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Wolf Bayou
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wolf Bayou is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bayou
- Greers Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turneys Ferry, with the one closest to Turneys Ferry listed first.
- Enders
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Enders is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Mount Vernon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Centerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Guy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Guy is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Enola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Enola is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Holland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Twin Groves
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Greenbrier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vilonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Independence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turneys Ferry, with the one closest to Turneys Ferry listed first.
- Floral
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Floral is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Pleasant Plains
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Locust Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Bethesda
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bethesda is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
- Desha
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Desha is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desha
- Southside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Southside is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Denieville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Denieville is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denieville
- Salado
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Batesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rosie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rosie is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
- Thida
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Thida is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thida
- Cushman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cushman is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Izard County
- Guion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Guion is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turneys Ferry, with the one closest to Turneys Ferry listed first.
- Marcella
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Marcella is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- Pleasant Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Mountain View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fox
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fox is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turneys Ferry, with the one closest to Turneys Ferry listed first.
- Chalk ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Chalk is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
- Fairfield Bay
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Eglantine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
- Morganton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Morganton is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Shirley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gravesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gravesville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
- Bee Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Green Tree
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Choctaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Damascus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Clinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Formosa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Formosa is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turneys Ferry, with the one closest to Turneys Ferry listed first.
- Pangburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Letona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Letona is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Clay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clay is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Rose Bud
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Davenport is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Sunnydale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sunnydale is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydale
- Center Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Center Hill is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Romance
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bliss ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bliss is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Floyd
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Floyd is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Searcy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Judsonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Turneys Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Turneys Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Turneys Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Turneys Ferry.
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 Turneys Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Turneys Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Turneys Ferry, with the one closest to Turneys Ferry listed first.
- Goff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goff Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Goff Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the east of Heber Springs.
- The Goff Cemetery has also been known as:
- Golf Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2695110 <3>
- Sugarloaf Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sugarloaf Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southeast of Heber Springs.
- The Sugarloaf Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55267 <3>
- Magness Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Apostolic Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chastain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastain Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chastain Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Tumbling Shoals.
- The Chastain Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chastain Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
- Chastain Chapel General Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2142999 <3>
- Heber Springs City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Good Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Firstborn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cleburne County Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vinson - Barnett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Center Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cove - Kendall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (217 more) ...
- Mt. Olive Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olive Valley Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Heber Springs.
- The Mt. Olive Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159887 <3>
- South Crossroads Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Crossroads Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the South Crossroads Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the south of Heber Springs.
- The South Crossroads Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crossroads Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1983981 <3>
- Wallace Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Turneys Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Turneys Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Turneys Ferry, with the one closest to Turneys Ferry listed first.
- Heber Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
- Former name for Heber Springs:
- Sugar Loaf
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <1>
- Yuba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yuba is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Hiram
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hiram is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiram
- Ida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pangburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tyler ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tyler is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Turnip ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Turnip is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnip
- Wolf Bayou
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wolf Bayou is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bayou
- Rose Bud
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clay is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Little Red
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Little Red is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Red
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Banner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Banner is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Davenport is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Quitman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Turneys Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Turneys Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Turneys Ferry ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Turneys Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Turneys Ferry, 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 Turneys Ferry.
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 Turneys Ferry:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Cleburne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Faulkner County
- Independence County
- Izard County
- Stone County
- Van Buren County
- White 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 '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- Turneys Ferry) 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 Turneys Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |