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 Wilkins (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 Wilkins. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Wilkins is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Arkansas, Cleveland, Grant, Lincoln, Lonoke & Pulaski.
Below are the counties that are near Wilkins. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wilkins:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Wilkins)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilkins, with the one closest to Wilkins listed first.
- Rob Roy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
- Pine Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Altheimer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Madding
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Madding is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madding
- Noble Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Noble Lake is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Lake
- Sherrill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sherrill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Pastoria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pastoria is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
- White Hall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cornerstone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cornerstone is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone
- Wabbaseka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wabbaseka is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabbaseka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Moscow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Richardson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Richardson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Pinebergen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pinebergen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebergen
- Arkansas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilkins, with the one closest to Wilkins listed first.
- Humphrey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bayou Meto
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bayou Meto is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Stuttgart
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilkins, with the one closest to Wilkins listed first.
- Rison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Staves
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Staves is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staves
- Toledo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Toledo is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- White Oak Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak Bluff is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Bluff
- Pansy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pansy is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilkins, with the one closest to Wilkins listed first.
- Center Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Center Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove
- Ebb
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ebb is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebb
- Grapevine
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Grapevine is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Sheridan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Slabtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Slabtown is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Ico ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ico is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ico
- Cherry Grove ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilkins, with the one closest to Wilkins listed first.
- Yorktown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Yorktown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Sarassa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sarassa is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarassa
- Grady
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Star City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Crigler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crigler is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crigler
- Palmyra
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Palmyra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Meroney
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Meroney is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meroney
- Varner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Varner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varner
- Cornerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cornerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Gould
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gould is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- South Bend ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
- Lonoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilkins, with the one closest to Wilkins listed first.
- Coy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Coy is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- England
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Allport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Allport is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Humnoke
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Keo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Seaton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Seaton is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Cobbs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cobbs is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Parkers Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parkers Corner is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Corner
- Prairie County
- Fairmount
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilkins, with the one closest to Wilkins listed first.
- Hensley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Woodson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Woodson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
- Bingham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bingham is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Wrightsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wrightsville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
- Saline County
- East End
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- East End is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wilkins, see our County-by-County Page for Wilkins.
Cemeteries Near Wilkins ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wilkins.
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 Wilkins - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wilkins covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wilkins, with the one closest to Wilkins listed first.
- Prayer Lake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bryson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Atkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Damascus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Washington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bellwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (212 more) ...
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Ruth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Wilkins had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wilkins, with the one closest to Wilkins listed first.
- Rob Roy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
- Fairfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Pine Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Dick
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lake Dick is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dick
- Madding
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Madding is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madding
- Altheimer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Noble Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Noble Lake is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Lake
- Sherrill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sherrill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- New Gascony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- New Gascony is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gascony
- Pastoria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pastoria is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
- Linwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Linwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Cornerstone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cornerstone is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wabbaseka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wabbaseka is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabbaseka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Dexter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dexter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Richardson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Richardson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wilkins. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wilkins.
Newspapers Published in Wilkins ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilkins.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wilkins, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wilkins.
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 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 Wilkins:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Arkansas County
- Cleveland County
- Grant County
- Lincoln County
- Lonoke County
- Prairie County
- Pulaski County
- Saline 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 Wilkins, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wilkins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |