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 Wharton (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 Wharton. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Wharton 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 Wharton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wharton:
- Madison County (The home county of Wharton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wharton, with the one closest to Wharton listed first.
- Kingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Witter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Witter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witter
- Huntsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marble
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Marble is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
- Japton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Japton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japton
- Georgetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Georgetown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Boston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Boston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Dutton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dutton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Pettigrew
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hindsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Paul
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Whitener
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitener is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitener
- Wesley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wesley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wharton, with the one closest to Wharton listed first.
- War Eagle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- War Eagle is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle
- Lost Bridge Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lost Bridge Village is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Bridge Village
- Silver Springs ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Bethel Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Heights is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,970 people
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wharton, with the one closest to Wharton listed first.
- Alpena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Batavia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Batavia is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- 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 Wharton, with the one closest to Wharton listed first.
- Dryfork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dryfork is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
- Metalton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Metalton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metalton
- Rudd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rudd is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Osage
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Osage is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Winona Springs ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Winona Springs is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Springs
- Berryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- New Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Green Forest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Urbanette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Urbanette is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbanette
- Mundell ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mundell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundell
- Gaskins ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gaskins is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins
- Denver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Denver is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Conway County
- Grandview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Grandview is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Crawford County
- Bidville
(27 miles [43.5 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 Wharton, with the one closest to Wharton 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- 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 Wharton, with the one closest to Wharton listed first.
- Oark
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Batson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Batson is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
- Linville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Linville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Ozone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wharton, with the one closest to Wharton listed first.
- Boxley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Boxley is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
- Ponca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mossville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mossville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Compton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Murray
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Murray is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Swain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Swain is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Parthenon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Walnut
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Jasper
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Limestone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Deer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wharton, with the one closest to Wharton listed first.
- Mayfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mayfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Spring Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Durham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Durham is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Elkins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Goshen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Blue Springs Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Springs Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs Village
- War Eagle Cove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- War Eagle Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle Cove
- Hazel Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hazel Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Valley
- Harris
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Harris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Sulphur City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sulphur City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Sonora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sonora is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- Brentwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brentwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Springdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wharton, see our County-by-County Page for Wharton.
Cemeteries Near Wharton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wharton.
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 Wharton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wharton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wharton, with the one closest to Wharton listed first.
- Henderson Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Loy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Reeves Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hawkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McBroom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Venus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Upper Campground Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Carlock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Weaver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- The Weaver Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cecil Cemetery
- Continue List (272 more) ...
- Parker - Boydston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Captain Smiths Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Wharton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wharton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wharton, with the one closest to Wharton listed first.
- Aurora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Kingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Huntsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marble
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Marble is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
- Dinsmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dinsmore is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- Forum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forum is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forum
- Dryfork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dryfork is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
- Boston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Boston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Ryker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ryker is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryker
- Drakes Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Drakes Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Creek
- Boxley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Boxley is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
- Dutton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dutton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Saint Paul
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Hindsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mossville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mossville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wharton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wharton.
Newspapers Published in Wharton ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wharton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wharton, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wharton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Wharton:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Boone County
- Carroll County
- Conway 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> | 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 Wharton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Wharton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |