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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 Wolquarry (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 Wolquarry. 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.

Wolquarry is located in Izard 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 Izard County: Baxter, Fulton, Independence, Sharp & Stone.

Below are the counties that are near Wolquarry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wolquarry:

  • Izard County     (The home county of Wolquarry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wolquarry, with the one closest to Wolquarry listed first.
    • Guion
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Guion is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Lunenburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Lunenburg is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
    • Mount Pleasant
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jumbo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jumbo is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
    • Melbourne
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Sage
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Sage is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage
    • Bone Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bone Town is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Town
    • LaCrosse
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • LaCrosse is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCrosse
    • Newburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Newburg is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
    • Brockwell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Brockwell is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockwell
    • Violet Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Violet Hill is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill
    • Calico Rock
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Baxter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wolquarry, with the one closest to Wolquarry listed first.
    • Culp
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Culp is located in Baxter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
    • Jordan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rodney
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Rodney is located in Baxter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
    • Big Flat
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Hand ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Hand is located in Baxter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
    • Norfork
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cleburne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wolquarry, with the one closest to Wolquarry listed first.
    • Almond
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Almond is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
    • Concord
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Concord is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
    • Wolf Bayou
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Wolf Bayou is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bayou
    • Prim
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Drasco
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Drasco is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drasco
    • Ida
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Tumbling Shoals
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Edgemont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilburn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Wilburn is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn
    • Greers Ferry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Heber Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
      • Former name for Heber Springs:
      • Sugar Loaf
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <1>
    • Higden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wolquarry, with the one closest to Wolquarry listed first.
    • Bexar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Glencoe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Glencoe is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
  • Independence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wolquarry, with the one closest to Wolquarry listed first.
    • Cushman
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Cushman is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
    • Bethesda
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bethesda is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
    • Denieville ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Denieville is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denieville
    • Sandtown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Sandtown is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
    • Locust Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Locust Grove is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Batesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Desha
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Desha is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desha
    • Pfeiffer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Pfeiffer is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
    • Cave City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Moorefield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Moorefield is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Southside
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Southside is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
    • Salado
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Salado is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
  • Sharp County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wolquarry, with the one closest to Wolquarry listed first.
    • Sidney
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Sidney is located in Sharp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
    • Maxville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Maxville is located in Sharp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
    • Evening Shade
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Grange
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Grange is located in Sharp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
    • Poughkeepsie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Poughkeepsie is located in Sharp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
    • Ash Flat
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Stone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wolquarry, with the one closest to Wolquarry listed first.
    • Pleasant Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Marcella
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Marcella is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
    • Mountain View
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Fifty-Six
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Fox
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Fox is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
    • Timbo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Onia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Onia is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onia
    • Alco
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Alco is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
  • Van Buren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wolquarry, with the one closest to Wolquarry listed first.
    • Fairfield Bay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Shirley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • White County
    • Davenport ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Davenport is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wolquarry, see our County-by-County Page for Wolquarry.

Cemeteries Near Wolquarry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wolquarry.

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 Wolquarry - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wolquarry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wolquarry, with the one closest to Wolquarry listed first.

  • Campbell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Kelly & Ford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lindsey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jones Bottom Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dugan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hassel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Ray Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Winkle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lyons Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Nail Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Moser Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pratt Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (296 more) ...
    • McCormick Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hyte Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • No Bottom Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for No Bottom Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the No Bottom Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the west of Mount Pleasant.

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 Wolquarry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wolquarry.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Wolquarry, with the one closest to Wolquarry listed first.

  • Saint James
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Saint James is located in Stone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
  • Gid
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gid is located in Izard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gid
  • Marcella
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Marcella is located in Stone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
  • Lunenburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Lunenburg is located in Izard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
  • Cushman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Cushman is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Bethesda
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bethesda is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
  • Jumbo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jumbo is located in Izard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
  • Alvis ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Alvis is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvis
  • Sage
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sage is located in Izard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage
  • Melbourne
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Mountain View
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Denieville ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Denieville is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denieville
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Mount Olive
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Olive is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
    • LaCrosse
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • LaCrosse is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCrosse
    • Zion
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Zion is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wolquarry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wolquarry.

Newspapers Published in Wolquarry ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wolquarry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wolquarry, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wolquarry.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Wolquarry:

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>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- Wolquarry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Wolquarry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.