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 Westover (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 Westover. 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.
Westover is located in Mississippi 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 Mississippi County: Craighead, Crittenden, Poinsett, Dunklin (MO), Pemiscot (MO), Dyer (TN), Lauderdale (TN) & Tipton (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Westover. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Westover:
- Mississippi County (The home county of Westover)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westover, with the one closest to Westover listed first.
- Bardstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bardstown is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown
- Joiner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Joiner is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Denwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Denwood is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denwood
- Whitton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Whitton is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitton
- Bassett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bassett is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Dyess
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Frenchmans Bayou
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchmans Bayou is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmans Bayou
- Birdsong
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Birdsong is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Marie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marie is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Wilson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
- West Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- West Ridge is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ridge
- Athelstan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Athelstan is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
- Craighead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westover, with the one closest to Westover listed first.
- Caraway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Black Oak
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Black Oak is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Bay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <1>
- Lake City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Monette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lake View
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake View is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Crittenden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westover, with the one closest to Westover listed first.
- Gilmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmore is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Turrell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Heafer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Heafer is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heafer
- Clarkedale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Clarkedale is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Poindexter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Poindexter is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Jericho
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jericho is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- James Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- James Mill is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Mill
- Sunset
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sunset is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Crawfordsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Marion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Earle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mound City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mound City is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Cross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westover, with the one closest to Westover listed first.
- Twist
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Twist is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twist
- Parkin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bay Village is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Poinsett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westover, with the one closest to Westover listed first.
- Alto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alto is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Tyronza
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lepanto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marked Tree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rivervale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rivervale is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivervale
- Black Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Black Oak is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Hatchie Coon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hatchie Coon is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Coon
- Trumann
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Greenfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Lauderdale County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westover, with the one closest to Westover listed first.
- Fulton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fulton is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Fort Pillow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fort Pillow is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pillow
- Ashport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ashport is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashport
- Daniels Point Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Daniels Point Landing is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Point Landing
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,874 people
- Shelby County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westover, with the one closest to Westover listed first.
- Giles Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Giles Town is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Town
- Cuba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Ramsey
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ramsey is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Millington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Lucy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lucy is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy
- Hunt Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hunt Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
- Memphis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rosemark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rosemark is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemark
- Spring Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Lake is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Estimated population in 2014: 34,269 people
- Bartlett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Binghampton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Binghampton is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghampton
- Tipton County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westover, with the one closest to Westover listed first.
- Corona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Corona is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Drummonds
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Randolph
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Randolph is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Wilkinsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkinsville is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsville
- Gilt Edge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gilt Edge is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilt Edge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Detroit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Detroit is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Munford
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Atoka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Burlison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Garland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Garland is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Brighton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Westover, see our County-by-County Page for Westover.
Cemeteries Near Westover ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Westover.
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 Westover - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Westover covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Westover, with the one closest to Westover listed first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Pisby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ward Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Joiner.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56700 <2>
- Whitton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bowden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Louise Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Harston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ashburn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bassett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Uzzell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dunn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (210 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rupe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Westover in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Westover.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Westover, with the one closest to Westover listed first.
- Bardstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bardstown is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown
- Shawnee
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shawnee is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
- Saint Thomas ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Thomas is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
- Tyronza
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gilmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmore is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Corona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Corona is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Golden Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Golden Lake is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Lake
- Lambethville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lambethville is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambethville
- Pecan Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pecan Point is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Point
- Marked Tree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Carson Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carson Lake is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Lake
- Athelstan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Athelstan is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Poindexter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Poindexter is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Nodena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Nodena is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodena
- Jericho
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jericho is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Westover. See our List of 1890's Communities around Westover.
Newspapers Published in Westover ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Westover.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Westover, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Westover.
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 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 Westover:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Mississippi County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Craighead County
- Crittenden County
- Cross County
- Poinsett County
- Lauderdale County
- Shelby County
- Tipton 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Westover) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Westover, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |