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 Verona (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 Verona. 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 and 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.
Verona is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Baxter, Boone, Searcy, Ozark (MO) & Taney (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Verona. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Verona:
- Marion County (The home county of Verona)
- The following are listed by their distance from Verona, with the one closest to Verona listed first.
- Bruno
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bruno is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
- Eros
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eros is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
- Pyatt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pyatt is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Yellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Summit is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Rush ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rush is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Dodd City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dodd City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd City
- Flippin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rea Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rea Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea Valley
- Monarch
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Monarch is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Peel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bull Shoals
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Baxter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Verona, with the one closest to Verona listed first.
- Cotter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Buffalo City is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
- Gassville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Amos
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Amos is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
- Big Flat
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lakeview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Lone Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lone Rock is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
- Midway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Home
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Norfork Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Norfork Village is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfork Village
- Norfork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Verona, with the one closest to Verona listed first.
- Everton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rally Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rally Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
- Pleasant Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Valley Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Valley Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Zinc
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Zinc is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zinc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Bellefonte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefonte is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Keener ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keener is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Bergman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elixir ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elixir is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elixir
- Harrison
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- South Lead Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- South Lead Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lead Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Lead Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Myrtle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Myrtle is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Verona, with the one closest to Verona listed first.
- Western Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Hasty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hasty is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Vendor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vendor is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
- Mount Judea
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Jasper
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Parthenon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Compton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Deer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Murray
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Murray is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Ponca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pope County
- Tilly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tilly is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly
- Searcy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Verona, with the one closest to Verona listed first.
- Pindall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pindall is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Saint Joe
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gilbert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blanco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Blanco is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Lone Pine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Pine is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Marshall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cozahome
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cozahome is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozahome
- Baker
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Baker is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Harriet
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Watts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Witt's Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Leslie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Verona, with the one closest to Verona listed first.
- Alco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alco is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
- Onia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Onia is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onia
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Verona, with the one closest to Verona listed first.
- Rumley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rumley is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumley
- Dennard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ozark County (MO)
- Pontiac
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Taney County (MO)
- Protem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Verona, see our County-by-County Page for Verona.
Cemeteries Near Verona ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Verona.
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 Verona - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Verona covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Verona, with the one closest to Verona listed first.
- Anderson Flat Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Beckham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Glencoe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Trammell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bruno Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Henley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dugger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Nichols Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kilburn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stanley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Love Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Osborne Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Osborne Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the east of Saint Joe.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #944208 <3>
- Continue List (233 more) ...
- Tomahawk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Verona in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Verona.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Verona, with the one closest to Verona listed first.
- Bruno
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bruno is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
- Eros
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eros is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
- Saint Joe
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tomahawk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tomahawk is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Rally Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rally Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
- Western Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Duff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Duff is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Powell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Powell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Mount Hersey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hersey is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hersey
- Pleasant Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Valley Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Valley Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Yardelle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Yardelle is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yardelle
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- George's Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- George's Creek is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George's Creek
- Point Peter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Point Peter is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Peter
- Yellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Verona. See our List of 1890's Communities around Verona.
Newspapers Published in Verona ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Verona.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Verona, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Verona.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Verona:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baxter County
- Boone County
- Newton County
- Pope County
- Searcy County
- Stone County
- Van Buren County
- Ozark County
- Taney 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 '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- Verona) 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 Verona, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |