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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Wadell. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Wadell to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wadell, 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 Wadell (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 Wadell. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Wadell is historic, it would have been located within present day Saint Francis 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 Saint Francis County: Crittenden, Cross, Lee, Monroe & Woodruff.
Below are the counties that are near Wadell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wadell:
- Saint Francis County (The home county of Wadell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wadell, with the one closest to Wadell listed first.
- Caldwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Colt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Colt is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colt <2>
- Palestine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Palestine is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Goodwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Goodwin is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
- Forrest City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bonair
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bonair is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
- Madison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wheatley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Widener
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Widener is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widener
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Rawlinson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rawlinson is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlinson
- Heth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hughes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Crittenden County
- Earle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wadell, with the one closest to Wadell listed first.
- Wynne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Levesque
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Levesque is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levesque
- Vanndale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Vanndale is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanndale
- Hickory Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Cherry Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Parkin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Village is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wadell, with the one closest to Wadell listed first.
- Gourd Neck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gourd Neck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gourd Neck
- Beedeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Beedeville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beedeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Tupelo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Weldon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weldon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Algoa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Algoa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoa
- Shoffner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shoffner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoffner
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wadell, with the one closest to Wadell listed first.
- Haynes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haynes is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Moro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Felton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Felton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton
- Marianna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Aubrey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Aubrey is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Brickeys
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brickeys is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
- Bledsoe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bledsoe is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Winona ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winona is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Vineyard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Vineyard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Rondo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rondo is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wadell, with the one closest to Wadell listed first.
- Fargo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fargo is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Brinkley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Monroe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Phillips County
- Turkey Scratch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Turkey Scratch is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Scratch
- Poinsett County
- Fisher
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fisher is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Prairie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wadell, with the one closest to Wadell listed first.
- Little Dixie
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Little Dixie is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dixie
- Sand Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sand Hill is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Brasfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brasfield is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasfield
- White County
- Georgetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Georgetown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Woodruff County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wadell, with the one closest to Wadell listed first.
- Bemis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bemis is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
- Hunter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hunter is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Morton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Morton is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- DeView
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- DeView is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeView
- Howell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Howell is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Colona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Colona is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
- Cotton Plant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- McCrory
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- McCrory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
- Patterson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- Flynn ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Flynn is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
- Riverside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Gregory
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gregory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wadell, see our County-by-County Page for Wadell.
Cemeteries Near Wadell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wadell.
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 Wadell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wadell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wadell, with the one closest to Wadell listed first.
- Barnishaw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gaston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stanley Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Palestine.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56760 <3>
- Westley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Freedonia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hughes Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- The Hughes Cemetery has also been known as:
- Good Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #583206 <3>
- Continue List (187 more) ...
- McElroy Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehall Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Goodwin Memorial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
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 Wadell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wadell.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wadell, with the one closest to Wadell listed first.
- Palestine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Palestine is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Caldwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Colt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Colt is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colt <2>
- Bemis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bemis is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
- Hunter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hunter is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Goodwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Goodwin is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
- Hamlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hamlin is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
- Forrest City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bonair
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bonair is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
- Wynne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Morton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Morton is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Wheatley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Madison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Newcastle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Newcastle is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
- Saulsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saulsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wadell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wadell.
Newspapers Published in Wadell ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wadell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wadell, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wadell.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Wadell:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Saint Francis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crittenden County
- Cross County
- Jackson County
- Lee County
- Monroe County
- Phillips County
- Poinsett County
- Prairie County
- White County
- Woodruff 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 Wadell, 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> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wadell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |