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 Vinity Corner (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 Vinity Corner. 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.
Name Variations for Vinity Corner ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Vinity Corner: Vinity Cor. (or less commonly used: Vinity Crn.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Vinity Corner 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 Vinity Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vinity Corner:
- White County (The home county of Vinity Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vinity Corner, with the one closest to Vinity Corner listed first.
- Walker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Walker is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Garner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McRae
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McRae is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- Griffithville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Griffithville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Higginson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Higginson is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Beebe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kensett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Searcy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- West Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Point is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Judsonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Floyd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Floyd is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Center Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Center Hill is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vinity Corner, with the one closest to Vinity Corner listed first.
- Rainbow Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rainbow Island is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Island
- Yuba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yuba is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Wilburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wilburn is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vinity Corner, with the one closest to Vinity Corner listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Otto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Otto is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Vilonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Enola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Enola is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Beryl
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Beryl is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl
- Holland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Lonoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vinity Corner, with the one closest to Vinity Corner listed first.
- Ward
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Austin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Austin is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
- Oak Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Cabot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Parnell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Parnell is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Carlisle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- McCreanor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- McCreanor is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCreanor
- Sisemore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sisemore is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisemore
- Lonoke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bayou Meto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bayou Meto is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Parkers Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Parkers Corner is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Corner
- Prairie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vinity Corner, with the one closest to Vinity Corner listed first.
- Hickory Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hickory Plains is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Plains
- Des Arc
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sand Hill is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Little Dixie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Little Dixie is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dixie
- Cuneo ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cuneo is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuneo
- Screeton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Screeton is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screeton
- Hazen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- De Valls Bluff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Biscoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Biscoe is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscoe
- Brasfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brasfield is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasfield
- Fredonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Tollville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tollville is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollville
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vinity Corner, with the one closest to Vinity Corner listed first.
- Jacksonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Woodruff County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vinity Corner, with the one closest to Vinity Corner listed first.
- Gregory
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gregory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Flynn ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Flynn is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
- Augusta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Plant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Howell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Howell is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Colona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Colona is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vinity Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Vinity Corner.
Cemeteries Near Vinity Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vinity Corner.
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 Vinity Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vinity Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vinity Corner, with the one closest to Vinity Corner listed first.
- Cheek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dogwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dogwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bryles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Goodman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bass Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Powell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (194 more) ...
- Ford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Butlerville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker 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.<3>
While we didn't find Vinity Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Vinity Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vinity Corner, with the one closest to Vinity Corner listed first.
- Garner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Walker is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Egbert ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Egbert is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egbert
- McRae
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McRae is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- Hickory Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hickory Plains is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Plains
- Butlerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Butlerville is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
- Higginson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Higginson is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Beebe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Antioch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Antioch is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- West Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Point is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Kensett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Searcy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ward
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wattensaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wattensaw is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattensaw
- Austin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Austin is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vinity Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vinity Corner.
Newspapers Published in Vinity Corner ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vinity Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vinity Corner, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vinity Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Vinity Corner:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to White County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Faulkner County
- Lonoke County
- Prairie County
- Pulaski 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 Vinity Corner, 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 from Point A (ie- Vinity Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |