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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Webbs Mill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Webbs Mill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Webbs Mill, 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 Webbs Mill (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 Webbs Mill. 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 Webbs Mill ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Webbs Mill: Webbs Ml. (or less commonly used: Webbs Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Webbs Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Webbs Mill may originally have been Webb's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Webbs Mill might be written as Webb Mill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Webbs Mill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Webbs Mill.
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 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Webbs Mill is historic, it would have been located within present day Craighead 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 Craighead County: Greene, Jackson, Lawrence, Mississippi, Poinsett & Dunklin (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Webbs Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Webbs Mill:
- Craighead County (The home county of Webbs Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs Mill, with the one closest to Webbs Mill listed first.
- Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bay is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay <3>
- Lake City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brookland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jonesboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lake View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lake View is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Philadelphia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphia is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Black Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Black Oak is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Monette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Caraway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bono
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Red Onion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Red Onion is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
- Obear ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Obear is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obear
- Cash
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cash is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Cross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs Mill, with the one closest to Webbs Mill listed first.
- Bay Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bay Village is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Cherry Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Twist
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Twist is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twist
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs Mill, with the one closest to Webbs Mill listed first.
- Finch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Finch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
- Pine Knot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pine Knot is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot
- Paragould
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Walcott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Walcott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Crowley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Crowley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
- Bard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bard is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
- Light
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Light is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Oak Grove Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Heights is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
- Beech Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Beech Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
- Lafe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lafe is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Marmaduke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Delaplaine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Delaplaine is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaplaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Stonewall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stonewall is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Jackson County
- Grubbs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs Mill, with the one closest to Webbs Mill listed first.
- Sedgwick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hoxie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Minturn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Minturn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- College City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- College City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
- Estimated population in 2016: 506 people
- Alicia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Alicia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Mississippi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs Mill, with the one closest to Webbs Mill listed first.
- Etowah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Etowah is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Leachville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Ridge is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ridge
- Arkmo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arkmo is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
- Carroll's Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Carroll's Corner is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll's Corner
- Carroll's Corner has also been known as:
- Little River
- Manila
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Athelstan
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Athelstan is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
- Rington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rington is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rington
- Dyess
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whitton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whitton is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitton
- Keiser
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Keiser is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keiser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
- Victoria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Victoria is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Denwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Denwood is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denwood
- Poinsett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs Mill, with the one closest to Webbs Mill listed first.
- Trumann
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hatchie Coon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hatchie Coon is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Coon
- Greenfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Rivervale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rivervale is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivervale
- Lepanto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Alto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alto is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Marked Tree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weiner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Tyronza
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Black Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Black Oak is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Waldenburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph County
- O'Kean
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- O'Kean is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Kean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Dunklin County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs Mill, with the one closest to Webbs Mill listed first.
- Red Onion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Red Onion is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
- Cockrum
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cockrum is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrum
- Arkmo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arkmo is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
- Cardwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arbyrd
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Arbyrd is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbyrd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Rington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rington is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rington
- Hornersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hornersville is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Webbs Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Webbs Mill.
Cemeteries Near Webbs Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Webbs Mill.
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 Webbs Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Webbs Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Webbs Mill, with the one closest to Webbs Mill listed first.
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Nober Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cooper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nettleton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Culberhouse Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ransome Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jonesboro Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lake City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lower Cane Island Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (192 more) ...
- Pine Log Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Upper Cane Island Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Haven Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Webbs Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Webbs Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Webbs Mill, with the one closest to Webbs Mill listed first.
- Nettleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nettleton is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
- Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bay is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay <3>
- Lake City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brookland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jonesboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ridge is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Mangrum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mangrum is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangrum
- Bethel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Buffalolick ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalolick is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalolick
- Finch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Finch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
- Hatchie Coon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hatchie Coon is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Coon
- Macey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Macey is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macey
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lorado
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lorado is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorado
- Bono
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Webbs Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Webbs Mill.
Newspapers Published in Webbs Mill ...
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 Webbs Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Webbs Mill, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Webbs Mill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Webbs Mill:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Craighead County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cross County
- Greene County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Mississippi County
- Poinsett County
- Randolph County
- Dunklin 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 Webbs Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Webbs Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |