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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Vinson. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Vinson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Vinson, please Contact Us.
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 Vinson (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 Vinson. 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/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Vinson is historic, it would have been located within present day Chicot 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 Chicot County: Ashley, Desha, Drew, East Carroll (LA), West Carroll (LA), Issaquena (MS) & Washington (MS).
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Vinson. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vinson:
- Chicot County (The home county of Vinson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vinson, with the one closest to Vinson listed first.
- Lake Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dermott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eudora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ashley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vinson, with the one closest to Vinson listed first.
- Montrose
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Portland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parkdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Desha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vinson, with the one closest to Vinson listed first.
- Arkansas City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Arkansas City is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- McGehee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- McArthur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- McArthur is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
- Rohwer
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Reed
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Reed is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Kelso
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kelso is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
- Napoleon ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Napoleon is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Hopedale ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hopedale is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Drew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vinson, with the one closest to Vinson listed first.
- Jerome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jerome is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Collins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Collins is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Tillar
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tillar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Selma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Selma is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Winchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Winchester is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- West Carroll Parish (LA)
- Kilbourne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bolivar County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vinson, with the one closest to Vinson listed first.
- Lamont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lamont is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- Mound Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mound Landing is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Landing
- Scott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Scott is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Lake Vista
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Vista is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vista
- Eutaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Eutaw is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw
- Grapeland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Grapeland is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
- Benoit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dahomy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dahomy is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahomy
- Longshot
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Longshot is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longshot
- Choctaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Christmas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Christmas is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas
- Beulah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Shaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shaw is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Sunflower County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vinson, with the one closest to Vinson listed first.
- Heathman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Heathman is located in Sunflower County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
- New Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Sunflower County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Washington County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vinson, with the one closest to Vinson listed first.
- Greenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Metcalfe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Metcalfe is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalfe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Avon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Avon is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Stoneville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stoneville is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- James
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- James is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Leland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Leland is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,659 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leland <2>
- Napanee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Napanee is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napanee
- Wilmot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Dunleith
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dunleith is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunleith
- Helm
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Helm is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Arcola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arcola is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Forrest City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Forrest City is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
- Byrne City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Byrne City is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrne City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vinson, see our County-by-County Page for Vinson.
Cemeteries Near Vinson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vinson.
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 Vinson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vinson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vinson, with the one closest to Vinson listed first.
- Yellow Bayou Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tolliver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Luke Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Davies Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buckner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bayou Macon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Woodson Temple Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (164 more) ...
- Old Refuge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chinese Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Live Oaks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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.
While we didn't find Vinson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Vinson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vinson, with the one closest to Vinson listed first.
- Lake Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside is located in Chicot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Refuge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Refuge is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
- Halley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Halley is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halley
- Swiftwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Swiftwater is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiftwater
- Greenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lamont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lamont is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- Arkansas City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Arkansas City is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Scott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Scott is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Mound Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mound Landing is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Landing
- Hudspeth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hudspeth is located in Chicot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudspeth
- Lakeport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lakeport is located in Chicot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Magenta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Magenta is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magenta
- Dermott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wayside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wayside is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vinson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vinson.
Newspapers Published in Vinson ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vinson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vinson, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vinson.
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 either 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 Vinson:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Chicot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashley County
- Desha County
- Drew County
- West Carroll Parish
- Bolivar County
- Sunflower County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Vinson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Vinson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |