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 Weathers (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 Weathers. 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.
Weathers is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Johnson, Newton & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Weathers. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Weathers:
- Madison County (The home county of Weathers)
- The following are listed by their distance from Weathers, with the one closest to Weathers listed first.
- Kingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Boston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Witter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Witter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witter
- Marble
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Marble is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
- Pettigrew
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dutton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dutton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Huntsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Japton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Japton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japton
- Saint Paul
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Georgetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Georgetown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Brashears
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Brashears is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashears
- Combs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weathers, with the one closest to Weathers listed first.
- Alpena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Batavia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Batavia is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Harrison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeway is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Shaver ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shaver is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weathers, with the one closest to Weathers listed first.
- Dryfork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dryfork is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
- Osage
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Osage is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Rudd
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rudd is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Metalton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Metalton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metalton
- New Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Green Forest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Winona Springs ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Winona Springs is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Springs
- Berryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Crawford County
- Bidville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bidville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidville
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weathers, with the one closest to Weathers listed first.
- Cass
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cass is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
- Mountain Top
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Top is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weathers, with the one closest to Weathers listed first.
- Oark
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ozone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Batson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Batson is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
- Linville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Linville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Harmony
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Harmony is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Lone Pine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lone Pine is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Strawberry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Strawberry is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weathers, with the one closest to Weathers listed first.
- Boxley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Boxley is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
- Mossville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mossville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Ponca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Murray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Murray is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Swain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Swain is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Walnut
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Parthenon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Compton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Limestone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Jasper
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Deer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vendor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Vendor is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weathers, with the one closest to Weathers listed first.
- Durham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Durham is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Mayfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mayfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Spring Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Elkins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hazel Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hazel Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Valley
- Goshen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Harris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Harris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Sulphur City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sulphur City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Weathers, see our County-by-County Page for Weathers.
Cemeteries Near Weathers ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Weathers.
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 Weathers - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Weathers covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Weathers, with the one closest to Weathers listed first.
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Eagle Gap Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carpenter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Loy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Venus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dripping Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kingston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Upper Campground Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Whiteley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Weaver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- The Weaver Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cecil Cemetery
- Continue List (286 more) ...
- Kapark Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mossville 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 Weathers in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Weathers.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Weathers, with the one closest to Weathers listed first.
- Ryker
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ryker is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryker
- Boxley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Boxley is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
- Kingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mossville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mossville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Boston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Aurora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Aurora is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Murray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Murray is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Dinsmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dinsmore is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- Marble
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Marble is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
- Swain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Swain is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Dutton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dutton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Fallsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fallsville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dryfork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dryfork is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
- Walnut
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Huntsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Weathers. See our List of 1890's Communities around Weathers.
Newspapers Published in Weathers ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Weathers.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Weathers, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Weathers.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Weathers:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Carroll County
- Crawford County
- Franklin County
- Johnson County
- Newton County
- Washington 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 Weathers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Weathers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |