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 Wilbeth (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 Wilbeth. 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 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.
Wilbeth 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 Wilbeth. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wilbeth:
- Poinsett County (The home county of Wilbeth)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilbeth, with the one closest to Wilbeth listed first.
- Alto
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Alto is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Tyronza
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marked Tree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lepanto
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Black Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Black Oak is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Rivervale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rivervale is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivervale
- Hatchie Coon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hatchie Coon is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Coon
- Trumann
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Greenfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Craighead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilbeth, with the one closest to Wilbeth listed first.
- Caraway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bay
(19 miles [30.6 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>
- Black Oak
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Lake City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Monette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lake View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lake View is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Jonesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brookland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Obear ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Obear is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obear
- Crittenden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilbeth, with the one closest to Wilbeth listed first.
- Gilmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmore is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Heafer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Heafer is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heafer
- Turrell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Poindexter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Poindexter is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Clarkedale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Clarkedale is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Jericho
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jericho is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Earle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- James Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- James Mill is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Mill
- Crawfordsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sunset
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sunset is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Marion
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jennette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jennette is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Mound City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Wilbeth, with the one closest to Wilbeth listed first.
- Twist
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Twist is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twist
- Bay Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bay Village is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Parkin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Vanndale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vanndale is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanndale
- Levesque
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Levesque is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levesque
- Mississippi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilbeth, with the one closest to Wilbeth listed first.
- Whitton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Whitton is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitton
- Denwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Denwood is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denwood
- Birdsong
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Birdsong is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Dyess
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchmans Bayou
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchmans Bayou is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmans Bayou
- Bardstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bardstown is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown
- Joiner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Joiner is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Bassett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bassett is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Athelstan is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
- Etowah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Etowah is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Marie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Marie is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Carroll's Corner
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Lauderdale County (TN)
- Fulton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fulton is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Shelby County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilbeth, with the one closest to Wilbeth listed first.
- Giles Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Giles Town is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Town
- Cuba
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Ramsey
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ramsey is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Woodstock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Lucy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lucy is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy
- Millington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tipton County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilbeth, with the one closest to Wilbeth listed first.
- Corona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Corona is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Drummonds
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Randolph
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Randolph is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Wilkinsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wilkinsville is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsville
- Gilt Edge
(28 miles [45.1 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Detroit is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Munford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wilbeth, see our County-by-County Page for Wilbeth.
Cemeteries Near Wilbeth ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wilbeth.
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 Wilbeth - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wilbeth covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wilbeth, with the one closest to Wilbeth listed first.
- Rock of Ages Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Spear Lake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dunn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woolsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Tyronza Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Bean Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Whitton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Nichols Memorial Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Memorial Garden
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nichols Memorial Garden is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Marked Tree.
- The Nichols Memorial Garden has also been known as:
- Nichols Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55384 <2>
- Conaster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (194 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pine Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Wilbeth in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wilbeth.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wilbeth, with the one closest to Wilbeth listed first.
- Tyronza
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marked Tree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gilmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmore is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Bardstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bardstown is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown
- Saint Thomas ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Thomas is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
- Hatchie Coon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hatchie Coon is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Coon
- Poindexter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Poindexter is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Shawnee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Shawnee is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
- Lambethville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lambethville is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambethville
- Athelstan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Athelstan is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
- Corona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Corona is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Golden Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Golden Lake is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Lake
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pecan Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pecan Point is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Point
- Mangrum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mangrum is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangrum
- Jericho
(18 miles [29 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 Wilbeth. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wilbeth.
Newspapers Published in Wilbeth ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilbeth.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wilbeth, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wilbeth.
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 websites either 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 Wilbeth:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Poinsett County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Craighead County
- Crittenden County
- Cross County
- Mississippi 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 '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- Wilbeth) 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 Wilbeth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |