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 Venus (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 Venus. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Venus is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Johnson, Newton & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Venus. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Venus:
- Madison County (The home county of Venus)
- The following are listed by their distance from Venus, with the one closest to Venus listed first.
- Witter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Witter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witter
- Boston
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Boston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Pettigrew
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kingston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dutton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dutton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Saint Paul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Japton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Japton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japton
- Huntsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brashears
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brashears is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashears
- Georgetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Georgetown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Marble
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Marble is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
- Combs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Benton County
- War Eagle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- War Eagle is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle
- Boone County
- Alpena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Venus, with the one closest to Venus listed first.
- Dryfork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dryfork is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
- Metalton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Metalton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metalton
- Rudd
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rudd is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Osage
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Osage is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Winona Springs ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Winona Springs is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Springs
- Green Forest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Berryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Venus, with the one closest to Venus listed first.
- Bidville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bidville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidville
- Winfrey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Winfrey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfrey
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Venus, with the one closest to Venus listed first.
- Cass
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cass is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
- Mountain Top
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mountain Top is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Watalula
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Watalula is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watalula
- Felkner Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Felkner Town is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felkner Town
- White Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Venus, with the one closest to Venus listed first.
- Oark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Batson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Batson is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
- Linville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Linville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Ozone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Harmony is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Lone Pine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lone Pine is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Smeadley ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Smeadley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smeadley
- Strawberry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Strawberry is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Ludwig
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ludwig is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
- Union City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Union City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Venus, with the one closest to Venus listed first.
- Boxley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Boxley is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
- Mossville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mossville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Swain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Swain is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Ponca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Murray
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Murray is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Walnut
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Parthenon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Compton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Limestone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Deer
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jasper
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Vendor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Vendor is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Venus, with the one closest to Venus listed first.
- Durham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Durham is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Hazel Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hazel Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Valley
- Mayfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mayfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Elkins
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Goshen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Harris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Harris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Sulphur City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sulphur City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Blue Springs Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Springs Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs Village
- War Eagle Cove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- War Eagle Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle Cove
- Brentwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Brentwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Sonora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sonora is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Venus, see our County-by-County Page for Venus.
Cemeteries Near Venus ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Venus.
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 Venus - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Venus covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Venus, with the one closest to Venus listed first.
- Venus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dripping Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carpenter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Gap Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Captain Smiths Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Horn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Loy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Adkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (279 more) ...
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Watson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ratford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<2>
While we didn't find Venus in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Venus.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Venus, with the one closest to Venus listed first.
- Boston
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Boston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Ryker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ryker is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryker
- Aurora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aurora is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Dutton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dutton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Kingston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Paul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Boxley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Boxley is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
- Fallsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fallsville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsville
- Mossville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mossville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Huntsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Combs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dinsmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dinsmore is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Marble
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Marble is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
- Swain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Swain is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Drakes Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Drakes Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Venus. See our List of 1890's Communities around Venus.
Newspapers Published in Venus ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Venus.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Venus, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Venus.
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 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 Venus:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Boone County
- Carroll County
- Crawford County
- Franklin County
- Johnson County
- Newton County
- Washington 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> | 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 Venus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Venus) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |