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 Turrell (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 Turrell. 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 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.
Turrell is located in Crittenden 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 Crittenden County: Cross, Lee, Mississippi, Poinsett, Saint Francis, DeSoto (MS), Tunica (MS), Shelby (TN) & Tipton (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Turrell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Turrell:
- Crittenden County (The home county of Turrell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turrell, with the one closest to Turrell listed first.
- Gilmore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gilmore is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Heafer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Heafer is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heafer
- Clarkedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clarkedale is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Jericho
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jericho is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- James Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- James Mill is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Mill
- Poindexter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Poindexter is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Crawfordsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Marion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sunset
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sunset is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Earle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Memphis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mound City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mound City is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Craighead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turrell, with the one closest to Turrell listed first.
- Caraway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bay is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay <1>
- Cross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turrell, with the one closest to Turrell listed first.
- Twist
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Twist is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twist
- Parkin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bay Village is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Levesque
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Levesque is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levesque
- Cherry Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Vanndale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Vanndale is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanndale
- Wynne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mississippi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turrell, with the one closest to Turrell listed first.
- Birdsong
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Birdsong is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Denwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Denwood is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denwood
- Frenchmans Bayou
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchmans Bayou is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmans Bayou
- Whitton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Whitton is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitton
- Joiner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Joiner is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Bardstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bardstown is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown
- Bassett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bassett is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Dyess
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wilson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
- Marie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Marie is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- West Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- West Ridge is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ridge
- Driver
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Driver is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
- Poinsett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turrell, with the one closest to Turrell listed first.
- Black Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Black Oak is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Tyronza
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Alto is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Marked Tree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lepanto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rivervale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rivervale is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivervale
- Hatchie Coon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hatchie Coon is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Coon
- Trumann
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Saint Francis County
- Heth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- DeSoto County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turrell, with the one closest to Turrell listed first.
- Southhaven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Southhaven is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southhaven
- Norfolk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Norfolk is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Walls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Walls is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
- Former name for Walls:
- Alpika
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <1>
- Lynchburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lynchburg is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Lauderdale County (TN)
- Fulton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Shelby County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turrell, with the one closest to Turrell listed first.
- Giles Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Giles Town is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Town
- Ramsey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ramsey is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Cuba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cuba is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Woodstock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Lucy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lucy is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy
- Hunt Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hunt Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
- Memphis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Millington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Binghampton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Binghampton is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghampton
- Spring Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Spring Lake is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Estimated population in 2014: 34,269 people
- The Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Bartlett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tipton County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turrell, with the one closest to Turrell listed first.
- Corona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Corona is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Drummonds
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wilkinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wilkinsville is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsville
- Randolph
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Munford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Atoka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gilt Edge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gilt Edge is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilt Edge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Detroit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Detroit is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Burlison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Turrell, see our County-by-County Page for Turrell.
Cemeteries Near Turrell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Turrell.
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 Turrell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Turrell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Turrell, with the one closest to Turrell listed first.
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sunrise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Billow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Booker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cruse Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Malone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bledsoe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (218 more) ...
- Prosperity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olive 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.<3>
While we didn't find Turrell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Turrell.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Turrell, with the one closest to Turrell listed first.
- Gilmore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gilmore is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Lambethville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lambethville is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambethville
- Jericho
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jericho is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Saint Thomas ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Thomas is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
- James Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- James Mill is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Mill
- Poindexter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Poindexter is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Tyronza
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lansing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lansing is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Crawfordsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Vincent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Vincent is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Marion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Corona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Corona is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Shawnee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shawnee is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
- Bardstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bardstown is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown
- Earle
(13 miles [20.9 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 Turrell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Turrell.
Newspapers Published in Turrell ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Turrell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Turrell, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Turrell.
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 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 Turrell:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Crittenden County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Craighead County
- Cross County
- Mississippi County
- Poinsett County
- Saint Francis County
- DeSoto County
- Lauderdale County
- Shelby County
- Tipton 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> | 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 Turrell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Turrell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |