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 Wick 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 Wick 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 Wick 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Wick Mill: Wick Ml. (or less commonly used: Wick Mll.)
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.
Wick Mill is located in 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 Wick Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wick Mill:
- Cross County (The home county of Wick Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wick Mill, with the one closest to Wick Mill listed first.
- Wynne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Levesque
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Levesque is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levesque
- Vanndale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vanndale is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanndale
- Hickory Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Cherry Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Parkin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bay Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Village is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Twist
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Twist is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twist
- Crittenden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wick Mill, with the one closest to Wick Mill listed first.
- Earle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jennette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jennette is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wick Mill, with the one closest to Wick Mill listed first.
- Gourd Neck
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gourd Neck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gourd Neck
- Beedeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beedeville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beedeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Tupelo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Algoa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Algoa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoa
- Weldon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Weldon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Balch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Balch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balch
- Shoffner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shoffner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoffner
- Amagon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Amagon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amagon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Auvergne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Auvergne is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvergne
- Remmel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Remmel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remmel
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wick Mill, with the one closest to Wick Mill listed first.
- Haynes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Haynes is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Felton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Felton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton
- Moro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Marianna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Brickeys
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brickeys is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
- Bledsoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bledsoe is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Winona ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winona is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Aubrey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Aubrey is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wick Mill, with the one closest to Wick Mill listed first.
- Fargo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fargo is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Brinkley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Poinsett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wick Mill, with the one closest to Wick Mill listed first.
- Fisher
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fisher is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Waldenburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wick Mill, with the one closest to Wick Mill listed first.
- Little Dixie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Dixie is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dixie
- Sand Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sand Hill is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Saint Francis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wick Mill, with the one closest to Wick Mill listed first.
- Colt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- 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 <1>
- Caldwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Palestine is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Forrest City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Madison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Goodwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Goodwin is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
- Bonair
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bonair is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
- Widener
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Widener is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widener
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Wheatley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Heth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rawlinson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rawlinson is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlinson
- Hughes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- White County
- Georgetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Georgetown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Woodruff County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wick Mill, with the one closest to Wick Mill listed first.
- Bemis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bemis is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
- Morton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morton is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Hunter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- DeView
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- DeView is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeView
- McCrory
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- McCrory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
- Colona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Colona is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
- Howell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Howell is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Patterson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Patterson is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- Riverside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Cotton Plant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flynn ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Flynn is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
- Gregory
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gregory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wick Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Wick Mill.
Cemeteries Near Wick Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wick 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 Wick Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wick Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wick Mill, with the one closest to Wick Mill listed first.
- Barnishaw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stanley Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McElroy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hawk Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gatlen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gaston Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hughes Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- The Hughes Cemetery has also been known as:
- Good Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #583206 <2>
- Yarbo Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cogbill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (187 more) ...
- Slocum Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bell Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wynne Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Wick Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wick Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wick Mill, with the one closest to Wick Mill listed first.
- Hamlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hamlin is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
- Colt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- 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 <1>
- Bemis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bemis is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
- Caldwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wynne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Morton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morton is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Tilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tilton is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Hunter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Newcastle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Newcastle is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
- Palestine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Palestine is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Forrest City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wittsburg ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wittsburg is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittsburg
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Levesque
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Levesque is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levesque
- Vanndale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vanndale is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanndale
- DeView
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- DeView is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeView
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wick Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wick Mill.
Newspapers Published in Wick 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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wick Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wick Mill, 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 Wick Mill.
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 Wick Mill:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Cross County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crittenden County
- Jackson County
- Lee County
- Monroe County
- Poinsett County
- Prairie County
- Saint Francis County
- White County
- Woodruff 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 Wick Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Wick Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |