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 Twentythree (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 Twentythree. 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 and 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.
Twentythree is located in White 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 White County: Cleburne, Faulkner, Independence, Jackson, Lonoke, Prairie & Woodruff.
Below are the counties that are near Twentythree. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Twentythree:
- White County (The home county of Twentythree)
- The following are listed by their distance from Twentythree, with the one closest to Twentythree listed first.
- Russell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bliss ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bliss is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Bald Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bradford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bradford is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Judsonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnydale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnydale is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydale
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Davenport is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Kensett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- West Point is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Clay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Clay is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Searcy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Higginson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Higginson is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Letona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Letona is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twentythree, with the one closest to Twentythree listed first.
- Rainbow Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rainbow Island is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Island
- Wilburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilburn is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn
- Almond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Almond is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Concord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Ida
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tumbling Shoals
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yuba
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Yuba is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Wolf Bayou
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Bayou is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bayou
- Heber Springs
(27 miles [43.5 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>
- Drasco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Drasco is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drasco
- Independence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twentythree, with the one closest to Twentythree listed first.
- Pleasant Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Thida
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Thida is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thida
- Oil Trough
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Floral
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Floral is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Rosie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rosie is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
- Salado
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Magness
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Magness is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Southside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Southside is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Newark
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Desha
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Desha is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desha
- Locust Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Sulphur Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Batesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twentythree, with the one closest to Twentythree listed first.
- Grand Glaise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Glaise is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Glaise
- Tupelo
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Shoffner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Shoffner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoffner
- Weldon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Weldon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Auvergne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Auvergne is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvergne
- Island Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Island Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Town
- Newport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gourd Neck
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gourd Neck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gourd Neck
- Jacksonport
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Beedeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Beedeville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beedeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Diaz
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Diaz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
- Remmel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Remmel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remmel
- Algoa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Algoa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoa
- Prairie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twentythree, with the one closest to Twentythree listed first.
- Sand Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sand Hill is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Des Arc
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Little Dixie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Little Dixie is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dixie
- Hickory Plains
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hickory Plains is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Plains
- Woodruff County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twentythree, with the one closest to Twentythree listed first.
- Augusta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Gregory
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gregory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Patterson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- McCrory
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- McCrory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
- Flynn ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flynn is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
- Colona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Colona is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
- DeView
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- DeView is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeView
- Howell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Howell is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Morton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Morton is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Cotton Plant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Twentythree, see our County-by-County Page for Twentythree.
Cemeteries Near Twentythree ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Twentythree.
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 Twentythree - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Twentythree covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Twentythree, with the one closest to Twentythree listed first.
- Prince Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bolden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gilbert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Velvet Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Plant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shady Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Bald Knob.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56214 <2>
- McKnight Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Heard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (247 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
While we didn't find Twentythree in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Twentythree.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Twentythree, with the one closest to Twentythree listed first.
- Russell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bald Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bliss ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bliss is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Clear Water ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Water is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Water
- Bradford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bradford is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Denmark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Denmark is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Judsonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Glaise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Glaise is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Glaise
- Kensett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Davenport is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Little Red
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Red is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Red
- West Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- West Point is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Pleasant Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Augusta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Clay is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Twentythree. See our List of 1890's Communities around Twentythree.
Newspapers Published in Twentythree ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Twentythree.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Twentythree, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Twentythree.
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 Twentythree:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to White County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Independence County
- Jackson County
- Prairie County
- Woodruff 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 Twentythree, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Twentythree) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |