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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Wright. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Wright to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wright, please Contact Us.
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 Wright (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 Wright. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Wright is historic, it would have been located within present day Pike 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 Pike County: Clark, Hempstead, Howard, Montgomery, Nevada & Polk.
Below are the counties that are near Wright. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wright:
- Pike County (The home county of Wright)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wright, with the one closest to Wright listed first.
- Pike City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pike City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Caney Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Caney Valley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Kirby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Delight
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Moriah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Moriah is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Glenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Antoine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Antoine is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antoine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Kimberley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kimberley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberley
- Murfreesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Daisy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Billstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Billstown is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billstown
- Pisgah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pisgah is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Calhoun County
- Unco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Unco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unco
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wright, with the one closest to Wright listed first.
- Amity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Amity is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Alpine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alpine is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Okolona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Caddo Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Caddo Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Gum Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gum Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Beirne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beirne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beirne
- Arkadelphia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Curtis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Curtis is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Gurdon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wright, with the one closest to Wright listed first.
- Meyers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Meyers is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers
- Pearcy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Royal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hempstead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wright, with the one closest to Wright listed first.
- Tokio
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tokio is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
- McCaskill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- McCaskill is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Doyle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Doyle is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Blevins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Blevins is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Clow
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Clow is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clow
- Ozan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ozan is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Washington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oakhaven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oakhaven is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Hot Spring County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wright, with the one closest to Wright listed first.
- Bonnerdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bismarck
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wright, with the one closest to Wright listed first.
- Corinth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Nashville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Center Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Center Point is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Blue Bayou
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Bayou is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Bayou
- Buck Range
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buck Range is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Range
- Athens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dierks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Euclid
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Euclid is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Mineral Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mineola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mineola is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
- Umpire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Umpire is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpire
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wright, with the one closest to Wright listed first.
- Hickory Station ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hickory Station is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Station
- Caddo Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Manfred
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Manfred is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manfred
- Mazarn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mazarn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazarn
- Ophir
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Alamo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Norman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Black Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Black Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Joplin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Joplin is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Cox Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cox Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Spring
- Mount Ida
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fir ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir
- Nevada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wright, with the one closest to Wright listed first.
- Boughton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Boughton is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boughton
- Prescott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Emmet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Emmet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wright, see our County-by-County Page for Wright.
Cemeteries Near Wright ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wright.
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 Wright - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wright covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wright, with the one closest to Wright listed first.
- Woods Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wall Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pike City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sparks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Humphrey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Woodall Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hicks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Valley Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley Grove Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Kirby.
- Friendship Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Osborn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (246 more) ...
- Bankston - Horn Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brocktown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.
While we didn't find Wright in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wright.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wright, with the one closest to Wright listed first.
- Lissie ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lissie is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lissie
- Arp ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Brocktown ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brocktown is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brocktown
- Amity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Amity is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Kirby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Spring is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Spring
- Alpine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alpine is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rock Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Murfreesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Antoine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Antoine is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antoine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Roy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
- Bowen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bowen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hickory Station ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hickory Station is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Station
- Elm ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elm is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Lodi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lodi is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wright. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wright.
Newspapers Published in Wright ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wright.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wright, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wright.
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 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 Wright:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Pike County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Clark County
- Garland County
- Hempstead County
- Hot Spring County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Nevada County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Wright, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wright) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |