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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 Wrights Corner (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 Wrights Corner. 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.

Name Variations for Wrights Corner ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Wrights Corner: Wrights Cor. (or less commonly used: Wrights Crn.)
  • While the name of this community is Wrights Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Wrights Corner may originally have been Wright's Corner.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Wrights Corner might be written as Wright Corner.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

Wrights Corner is located in White 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 White County: Cleburne, Faulkner, Independence, Jackson, Lonoke, Prairie & Woodruff.

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

  • White County     (The home county of Wrights Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrights Corner, with the one closest to Wrights Corner listed first.
    • Bald Knob
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Judsonia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Judsonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judsonia
      • Judsonia is located in White County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,992 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Judsonia <2>
    • Russell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Sunnydale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydale
      • Sunnydale is located in White County
    • Kensett
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Clay
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
      • Clay is located in White County
    • Bradford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
      • Bradford is located in White County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
    • West Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
      • West Point is located in White County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
    • Searcy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Searcy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy
      • Searcy is located in White County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,543 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Searcy <2>
    • Letona
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Letona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letona
      • Letona is located in White County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
    • Higginson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higginson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginson
      • Higginson is located in White County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
    • Pangburn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pangburn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pangburn
      • Pangburn is located in White County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pangburn <2>
    • Center Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
      • Center Hill is located in White County
  • Cleburne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrights Corner, with the one closest to Wrights Corner listed first.
    • Rainbow Island
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Island
      • Rainbow Island is located in Cleburne County
    • Wilburn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn
      • Wilburn is located in Cleburne County
    • Yuba
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yuba. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
      • Yuba is located in Cleburne County
    • Ida
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ida have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
      • Ida is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ida <2>
    • Tumbling Shoals
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Concord
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Cleburne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
    • Heber Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
      • Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
      • Former name for Heber Springs:
      • Sugar Loaf
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <2>
    • Drasco
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drasco
      • Drasco is located in Cleburne County
    • Wolf Bayou
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bayou
      • Wolf Bayou is located in Cleburne County
    • Pearson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
      • Pearson is located in Cleburne County
    • Miller ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miller have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
      • Miller is located in Cleburne County
  • Faulkner County
    • Mount Vernon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
      • Mount Vernon is located in Faulkner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
  • Independence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrights Corner, with the one closest to Wrights Corner listed first.
    • Pleasant Plains
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
      • Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
    • Thida
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thida
      • Thida is located in Independence County
    • Floral
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
      • Floral is located in Independence County
    • Oil Trough
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil Trough have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Trough
      • Oil Trough is located in Independence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oil Trough <2>
    • Rosie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
      • Rosie is located in Independence County
    • Salado
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salado have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
      • Salado is located in Independence County
    • Southside
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
      • Southside is located in Independence County
    • Magness
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magness have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magness
      • Magness is located in Independence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Desha
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desha
      • Desha is located in Independence County
    • Locust Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
      • Locust Grove is located in Independence County
    • Newark
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newark have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Newark is located in Independence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,193 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <2>
    • Batesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
      • Batesville is located in Independence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,830 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesville <2>
    • Moorefield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moorefield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
      • Moorefield is located in Independence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrights Corner, with the one closest to Wrights Corner listed first.
    • Tupelo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tupelo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
      • Tupelo is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tupelo <2>
    • Weldon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weldon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
      • Weldon is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
    • Shoffner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoffner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoffner
      • Shoffner is located in Jackson County
    • Auvergne
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auvergne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvergne
      • Auvergne is located in Jackson County
    • Island Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Town
      • Island Town is located in Jackson County
    • Jacksonport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacksonport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonport
      • Jacksonport is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonport <2>
    • Newport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gourd Neck
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gourd Neck
      • Gourd Neck is located in Jackson County
    • Diaz
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diaz have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
      • Diaz is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
    • Beedeville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beedeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beedeville
      • Beedeville is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
    • Campbell Station
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Station
      • Campbell Station is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
    • Algoa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoa
      • Algoa is located in Jackson County
    • Airport Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airport Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
      • Airport Village is located in Jackson County
  • Lonoke County
    • Ward
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
      • Ward is located in Lonoke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,486 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ward <2>
  • Prairie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrights Corner, with the one closest to Wrights Corner listed first.
    • Des Arc
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Des Arc have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Arc
      • Des Arc is located in Prairie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Arc <2>
    • Hickory Plains
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Plains
      • Hickory Plains is located in Prairie County
    • Sand Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
      • Sand Hill is located in Prairie County
    • Little Dixie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dixie
      • Little Dixie is located in Prairie County
  • Woodruff County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrights Corner, with the one closest to Wrights Corner listed first.
    • Augusta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Riverside
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Woodruff County
    • Gregory
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
      • Gregory is located in Woodruff County
    • Patterson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patterson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
      • Patterson is located in Woodruff County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
    • McCrory
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrory
      • McCrory is located in Woodruff County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
    • DeView
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for DeView have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeView
      • DeView is located in Woodruff County
    • Howell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
      • Howell is located in Woodruff County

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

Newspapers Published in Wrights Corner ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wrights Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wrights Corner, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wrights Corner.

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 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 Wrights Corner:

Cemeteries Near Wrights Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wrights Corner.

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 Wrights Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Prince Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Holly Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Grove Cemetery
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bolden Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bolden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bolden Cemetery
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Velvet Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Velvet Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Velvet Ridge Cemetery
  • Holly Springs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Springs Cemetery
  • Gilbert Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilbert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilbert Cemetery
  • Plant Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plant Cemetery
  • Carter Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
  • Morris Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Cemetery
  • Continue List   (237 more) ...
    • Knox Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knox Cemetery
    • Knox Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knox Cemetery
    • Memorial Gardens
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Gardens

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.<7>

While we didn't find Wrights Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wrights Corner.

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

  • Clear Water ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Water have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Water
    • Clear Water is located in White County
  • Bald Knob
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bliss ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bliss have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
    • Bliss is located in White County
  • Judsonia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Judsonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judsonia
    • Judsonia is located in White County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,992 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Judsonia <2>
  • Russell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Kensett
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Little Red
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Red have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Red
    • Little Red is located in White County
  • Denmark
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denmark have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
    • Denmark is located in Jackson County
  • Clay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
    • Clay is located in White County
  • Searcy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Searcy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy
    • Searcy is located in White County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,543 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Searcy <2>
  • West Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
    • West Point is located in White County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
  • Davenport ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davenport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
    • Davenport is located in White County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bradford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
      • Bradford is located in White County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
    • Higginson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higginson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginson
      • Higginson is located in White County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
    • Pleasant Plains
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
      • Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wrights Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for White County: www.whitecountyar.org/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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- Wrights Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wrights Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3554, Longitude: -91.6229       In this case, the coordinates for Wrights Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.
<7>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 Wrights Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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