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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Welford. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Welford to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Welford, 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 Welford (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 Welford. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Welford is historic, it would have been located within present day Cross 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 Cross County: Crittenden, Jackson, Poinsett, Saint Francis & Woodruff.
Below are the counties that are near Welford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Welford:
- Cross County (The home county of Welford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Welford, with the one closest to Welford listed first.
- Bay Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bay Village is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Twist
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Twist is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twist
- Cherry Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Parkin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Vanndale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vanndale is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanndale
- Levesque
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Levesque is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levesque
- Wynne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Craighead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welford, with the one closest to Welford listed first.
- Bay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- 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 <2>
- Obear ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Obear is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obear
- Jonesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Caraway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Crittenden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welford, with the one closest to Welford listed first.
- Poindexter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Poindexter is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Earle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Heafer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Heafer is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heafer
- Gilmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gilmore is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Turrell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Crawfordsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jennette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jennette is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Clarkedale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Clarkedale is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Jericho
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jericho is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- James Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- James Mill is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Mill
- Proctor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welford, with the one closest to Welford listed first.
- Balch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Balch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balch
- Beedeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Beedeville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beedeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Algoa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Algoa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoa
- Gourd Neck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gourd Neck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gourd Neck
- Amagon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Amagon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amagon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Mississippi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welford, with the one closest to Welford listed first.
- Birdsong
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Birdsong is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Whitton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whitton is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitton
- Denwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Denwood is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denwood
- Frenchmans Bayou
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Frenchmans Bayou is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmans Bayou
- Dyess
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bardstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bardstown is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown
- Joiner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Joiner is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- West Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Ridge is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ridge
- Bassett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bassett is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Poinsett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welford, with the one closest to Welford listed first.
- Black Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Black Oak is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Harrisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marked Tree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tyronza
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Hatchie Coon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hatchie Coon is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Coon
- Trumann
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Alto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alto is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Lepanto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waldenburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fisher
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fisher is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Weiner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Saint Francis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welford, with the one closest to Welford listed first.
- Colt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Heth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Caldwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Widener
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Widener is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widener
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Madison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Forrest City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Woodruff County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welford, with the one closest to Welford listed first.
- Morton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Morton is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Bemis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bemis is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
- Tipton County (TN)
- Corona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Corona is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Welford, see our County-by-County Page for Welford.
Cemeteries Near Welford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Welford.
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 Welford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Welford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Welford, with the one closest to Welford listed first.
- Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Akin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Akin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Vanndale.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52794 <4>
- Tyer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bowers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Halk Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Riley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McDonald Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Harefarm Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Farm Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (161 more) ...
- Warren Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Maria Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Berry Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.
While we didn't find Welford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Welford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Welford, with the one closest to Welford listed first.
- Bay Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bay Village is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Cherry Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Parkin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Whitehall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehall is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Vanndale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vanndale is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanndale
- Earle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Poindexter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Poindexter is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Levesque
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Levesque is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levesque
- Wittsburg ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wittsburg is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittsburg
- Harrisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marked Tree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wynne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tyronza
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lansing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lansing is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Greenfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- 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 Welford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Welford.
Newspapers Published in Welford ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Welford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Welford, 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 Welford.
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 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 Welford:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Cross County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Craighead County
- Crittenden County
- Jackson County
- Mississippi County
- Poinsett County
- Saint Francis County
- Woodruff County
- Tipton 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 Welford, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Welford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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. |