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 Woodberry (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 Woodberry. 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 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.
Woodberry is located in Calhoun County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Calhoun County: Bradley, Cleveland, Dallas, Ouachita & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Woodberry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woodberry:
- Calhoun County (The home county of Woodberry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodberry, with the one closest to Woodberry listed first.
- Hampton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Hampton is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,238 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <1>
- Harrell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Tinsman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Harlow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Thornton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Hopeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Hopeville is located in Calhoun County
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodberry, with the one closest to Woodberry listed first.
- Banks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Lanark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
- Lanark is located in Bradley County
- Jersey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jersey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey
- Jersey is located in Bradley County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jersey <1>
- Farmville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Farmville is located in Bradley County
- Gravelridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gravelridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelridge
- Gravelridge is located in Bradley County
- Hermitage
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermitage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Hermitage is located in Bradley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermitage <1>
- Moro Bay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Warren
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Warren is located in Bradley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,502 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <1>
- Ingalls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Sumpter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Sumpter is located in Bradley County
- Sturgis ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodberry, with the one closest to Woodberry listed first.
- New Edinburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Edinburg
- New Edinburg is located in Cleveland County
- Kingsland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast) - Orlando
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast) - Saline
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Saline is located in Cleveland County
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodberry, with the one closest to Woodberry listed first.
- Fordyce
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fordyce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
- Fordyce is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,589 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordyce <1>
- Ivan
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Bunn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
- Bunn is located in Dallas County
- Sparkman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ouachita County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodberry, with the one closest to Woodberry listed first.
- Bearden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearden
- Bearden is located in Ouachita County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bearden <1>
- Millville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - East Camden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Camden
- East Camden is located in Ouachita County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Vanduzer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Joyce City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joyce City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce City
- Joyce City is located in Ouachita County
- Cullendale
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullendale
- Cullendale is located in Ouachita County
- Camden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Camden is located in Ouachita County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,638 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <1>
- Louann
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louann
- Louann is located in Ouachita County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Liberty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Pace City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - Bragg City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bragg City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
- Bragg City is located in Ouachita County
- Lufra ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodberry, with the one closest to Woodberry listed first.
- Calion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Norphlet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Smackover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smackover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smackover
- Smackover is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smackover <1>
- Sandy Land
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Land
- Sandy Land is located in Union County
- Crain City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crain City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain City
- Crain City is located in Union County
- Perdue City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perdue City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue City
- Perdue City is located in Union County
- El Dorado
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
- El Dorado is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,402 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Dorado <1>
- Lawson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Lawson is located in Union County
- Dumas City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumas City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas City
- Dumas City is located in Union County
- Lisbon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Lisbon is located in Union County
- Urbana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- White County
- Holly Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Holly Springs is located in White County
- Holly Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Woodberry, see our County-by-County Page for Woodberry.
Cemeteries Near Woodberry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodberry.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Woodberry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Woodberry, with the one closest to Woodberry listed first.
- Means Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Means Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Means Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the south of Hampton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55044 <5>
- Dunn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Moses Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moses Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moses Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Primm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Primm Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Primm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Earnest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Earnest Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Earnest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Newton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Evans Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Paul Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pickett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pickett Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pickett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Plunkett Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plunkett Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plunkett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Calaway Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calaway Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calaway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (230 more) ...
- Furr Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Furr Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Furr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Little Bay Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Bay Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Bay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Harlow Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harlow Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harlow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54205 <5>
- Furr Cemetery
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.<6>
While we didn't find Woodberry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Woodberry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Woodberry, with the one closest to Woodberry listed first.
- Hampton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Hampton is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,238 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <1>
- Locust Bayou
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Bayou
- Locust Bayou is located in Calhoun County
- Summerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Summerville is located in Calhoun County
- Harlow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Bearden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearden
- Bearden is located in Ouachita County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bearden <1>
- Little Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bay
- Little Bay is located in Calhoun County
- Chambersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chambersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Chambersville is located in Calhoun County
- Millville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Eagle Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
- Eagle Mills is located in Ouachita County
- Thornton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Lanark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
- Lanark is located in Bradley County
- Lilley ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hopeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Hopeville is located in Calhoun County
- Jersey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jersey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey
- Jersey is located in Bradley County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jersey <1>
- Vanduzer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hopeville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Woodberry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woodberry.
Newspapers Published in Woodberry ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodberry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodberry, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woodberry.
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 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 Woodberry:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Arkansas History Commission
- Pages specific to Calhoun County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradley County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cleveland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dallas County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Ouachita County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Union County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- White County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bradley County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cemeteries of Calhoun County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cemeteries of Calhoun County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Woodberry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Woodberry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woodberry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5823, Longitude: -92.5160 In this case, the coordinates for Woodberry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Woodberry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |