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 Whitaker (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 Whitaker. 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.
Whitaker is located in Poinsett 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 Poinsett County: Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Jackson & Mississippi.
Below are the counties that are near Whitaker. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Whitaker:
- Poinsett County (The home county of Whitaker)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitaker, with the one closest to Whitaker listed first.
- Harrisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greenfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Hatchie Coon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hatchie Coon is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Coon
- Trumann
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marked Tree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Weiner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Black Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Black Oak is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Tyronza
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Waldenburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Alto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Alto is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Lepanto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rivervale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rivervale is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivervale
- Craighead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitaker, with the one closest to Whitaker listed first.
- Bay
(12 miles [19.3 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 <1>
- Obear ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Obear is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obear
- Jonesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lake City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Caraway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cash
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cash is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Brookland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bono
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Black Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Black Oak is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Lake View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lake View is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Egypt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crittenden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitaker, with the one closest to Whitaker listed first.
- Poindexter
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Poindexter is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Earle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Heafer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Heafer is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heafer
- Gilmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmore is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Turrell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clarkedale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clarkedale is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Crawfordsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jericho
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jericho is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Cross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitaker, with the one closest to Whitaker listed first.
- Bay Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bay Village is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Cherry Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Twist
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Twist is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twist
- Vanndale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Vanndale is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanndale
- Parkin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hickory Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Levesque
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Levesque is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levesque
- Wynne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Greene County
- Finch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Finch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitaker, with the one closest to Whitaker listed first.
- Balch
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Balch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balch
- Grubbs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Algoa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Algoa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoa
- Amagon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Amagon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amagon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- 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
- Remmel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Remmel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remmel
- Gourd Neck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gourd Neck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gourd Neck
- Lawrence County
- Sedgwick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mississippi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitaker, with the one closest to Whitaker listed first.
- Whitton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Whitton is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitton
- Birdsong
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Birdsong is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Denwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Denwood is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denwood
- West Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- West Ridge is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ridge
- Dyess
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Etowah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Etowah is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Frenchmans Bayou
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Frenchmans Bayou is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmans Bayou
- Athelstan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Athelstan is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
- Bardstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bardstown is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown
- Joiner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Joiner is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Carroll's Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Bassett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bassett is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Whitaker, see our County-by-County Page for Whitaker.
Cemeteries Near Whitaker ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whitaker.
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 Whitaker - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Whitaker covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Whitaker, with the one closest to Whitaker listed first.
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bolivar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spencer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harrisburg Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hays Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newsom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stancell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Farm Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (182 more) ...
- Houston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tyer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tulot Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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 Whitaker in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Whitaker.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Whitaker, with the one closest to Whitaker listed first.
- Harrisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greenfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Buffalolick ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Buffalolick is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalolick
- Whitehall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehall is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Bay Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bay Village is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Hatchie Coon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hatchie Coon is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Coon
- Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ridge is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Bay
(12 miles [19.3 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 <1>
- Cherry Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marked Tree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- McDaniel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- McDaniel is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel
- Weiner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Obear ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Obear is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obear
- Tyronza
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Nettleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Nettleton is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Whitaker. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whitaker.
Newspapers Published in Whitaker ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whitaker.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whitaker, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whitaker.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Whitaker:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Poinsett County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Craighead County
- Crittenden County
- Cross County
- Greene County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Mississippi 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 Whitaker, 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- Whitaker) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |