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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 Waldenburg (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 Waldenburg. 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 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.

Waldenburg is located in Poinsett County.

To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Poinsett County: Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Jackson & Mississippi.

Below are the counties that are near Waldenburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Waldenburg:

  • Poinsett County     (The home county of Waldenburg)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waldenburg, with the one closest to Waldenburg listed first.
    • Weiner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fisher
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
      • Fisher is located in Poinsett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
    • Harrisburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
      • Harrisburg is located in Poinsett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,289 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <2>
    • Greenfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Trumann
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trumann have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumann
      • Trumann is located in Poinsett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trumann <2>
    • Hatchie Coon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Marked Tree
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Black Oak
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
      • Black Oak is located in Poinsett County
  • Craighead County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waldenburg, with the one closest to Waldenburg listed first.
    • Obear ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Obear have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obear
      • Obear is located in Craighead County
    • Cash
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cash have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
      • Cash is located in Craighead County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
    • Egypt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egypt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
      • Egypt is located in Craighead County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Egypt <2>
    • Jonesboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bono
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bono have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
      • Bono is located in Craighead County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bono <2>
    • Bay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Philadelphia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Brookland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cross County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waldenburg, with the one closest to Waldenburg listed first.
    • Hickory Ridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Cherry Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
      • Cherry Valley is located in Cross County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry Valley <2>
    • Bay Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
      • Bay Village is located in Cross County
    • Vanndale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Wynne
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wynne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynne
      • Wynne is located in Cross County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wynne <2>
    • Levesque
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Levesque. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levesque
      • Levesque is located in Cross County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Levesque
      • From Waldenburg to Levesque
    • Twist
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twist have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twist
      • Twist is located in Cross County
    • Parkin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Independence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waldenburg, with the one closest to Waldenburg listed first.
    • Cord
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Oil Trough
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil Trough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Trough
      • Oil Trough is located in Independence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oil Trough <2>
    • Newark
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Thida
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waldenburg, with the one closest to Waldenburg listed first.
    • Balch
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Grubbs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Amagon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Algoa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Remmel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Remmel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remmel
      • Remmel is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Remmel
      • From Waldenburg to Remmel
    • Beedeville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beedeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beedeville
      • Beedeville is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
    • Airport Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airport Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
      • Airport Village is located in Jackson County
    • Gourd Neck
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Auvergne
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Auvergne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvergne
      • Auvergne is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Auvergne
      • From Waldenburg to Auvergne
    • Shoffner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shoffner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoffner
      • Shoffner is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Shoffner
      • From Waldenburg to Shoffner
    • Tuckerman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Weldon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weldon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
      • Weldon is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Weldon
      • From Waldenburg to Weldon
    • Island Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Town
      • Island Town is located in Jackson County
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waldenburg, with the one closest to Waldenburg listed first.
    • Alicia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Minturn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minturn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
      • Minturn is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
    • Sedgwick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Saint Francis County
  • Woodruff County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waldenburg, with the one closest to Waldenburg listed first.
    • Morton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
      • Morton is located in Woodruff County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Morton
      • From Waldenburg to Morton
    • McCrory
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverside
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riverside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Woodruff County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Riverside
      • From Waldenburg to Riverside
    • DeView
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for DeView. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeView
      • DeView is located in Woodruff County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to DeView
      • From Waldenburg to DeView
    • Patterson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patterson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
      • Patterson is located in Woodruff County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
    • Bemis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bemis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
      • Bemis is located in Woodruff County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bemis
      • From Waldenburg to Bemis
    • Colona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Colona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
      • Colona is located in Woodruff County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Colona
      • From Waldenburg to Colona

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Waldenburg, see our County-by-County Page for Waldenburg.

Cemeteries Near Waldenburg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waldenburg.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Waldenburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Waldenburg, with the one closest to Waldenburg listed first.

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.<6>

While we didn't find Waldenburg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Waldenburg.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Waldenburg, with the one closest to Waldenburg listed first.

  • Weiner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fisher
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
    • Fisher is located in Poinsett County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
  • McDaniel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDaniel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel
    • McDaniel is located in Poinsett County
  • Grubbs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickory Ridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Harrisburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Harrisburg is located in Poinsett County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,289 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <2>
  • Obear ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Obear have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obear
    • Obear is located in Craighead County
  • Whitehall
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
    • Whitehall is located in Poinsett County
  • Remmel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Remmel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remmel
    • Remmel is located in Jackson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Remmel
    • From Waldenburg to Remmel
  • Greenfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Cherry Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
    • Cherry Valley is located in Cross County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry Valley <2>
  • Buffalolick ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalolick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalolick
    • Buffalolick is located in Poinsett County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bay Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
      • Bay Village is located in Cross County
    • Cash
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cash have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
      • Cash is located in Craighead County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
    • Auvergne
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Auvergne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvergne
      • Auvergne is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Auvergne
      • From Waldenburg to Auvergne

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Waldenburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waldenburg.

Newspapers Published in Waldenburg ...

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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waldenburg.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Waldenburg, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Waldenburg.

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 Waldenburg:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Waldenburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Poinsett County: www.poinsettco.com/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Waldenburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Waldenburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5654, Longitude: -90.9332    
<6>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 Waldenburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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