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 Wynne (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 Wynne. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Wynne is located in Cross County and is the County Seat.
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 Cross County: Crittenden, Jackson, Poinsett, Saint Francis & Woodruff.
Below are the counties that are near Wynne. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wynne:
- Cross County (The home county of Wynne)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wynne, with the one closest to Wynne listed first.
- Levesque
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Levesque is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levesque
- Vanndale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Vanndale is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanndale
- Cherry Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Parkin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bay Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Village is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Hickory Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Twist
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Twist is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twist
- Crittenden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wynne, with the one closest to Wynne listed first.
- Earle
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jennette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jennette is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Poindexter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Poindexter is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Proctor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Crawfordsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Heafer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Heafer is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heafer
- Edmondson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Edmondson is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Anthonyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Anthonyville is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Turrell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wynne, with the one closest to Wynne listed first.
- Beedeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beedeville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beedeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Gourd Neck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gourd Neck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gourd Neck
- Balch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Balch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balch
- Algoa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Algoa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoa
- Tupelo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Weldon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Weldon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Amagon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Amagon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amagon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Shoffner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shoffner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoffner
- Remmel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Remmel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remmel
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wynne, with the one closest to Wynne listed first.
- Haynes
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Haynes is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Bledsoe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bledsoe is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Brickeys
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brickeys is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
- Winona ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winona is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Felton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Felton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton
- Monroe County
- Fargo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fargo is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Poinsett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wynne, with the one closest to Wynne listed first.
- Fisher
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fisher is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Harrisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Waldenburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Black Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Black Oak is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Weiner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Greenfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Marked Tree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tyronza
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Francis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wynne, with the one closest to Wynne listed first.
- Colt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Colt is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colt <1>
- Caldwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Forrest City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Madison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Widener
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Widener is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widener
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Bonair
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bonair is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
- Palestine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Palestine is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Heth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rawlinson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rawlinson is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlinson
- Goodwin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Goodwin is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
- Hughes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wheatley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodruff County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wynne, with the one closest to Wynne listed first.
- Bemis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bemis is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
- Morton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Morton is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Hunter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- DeView
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- DeView is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeView
- McCrory
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- McCrory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
- Colona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Colona is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
- Patterson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Patterson is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- Riverside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Howell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Howell is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Flynn ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Flynn is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
- Cotton Plant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wynne, see our County-by-County Page for Wynne.
Cemeteries Near Wynne ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wynne.
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 Wynne - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wynne covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wynne, with the one closest to Wynne listed first.
- Cogbill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wynne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- McElroy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gatlen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Maria Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harefarm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Yarbo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Warren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hawk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (191 more) ...
- Walters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Akin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Akin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Vanndale.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52794 <3>
- Dorriss Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Wynne had a population of 565 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Wynne had a population of 7,618 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wynne, with the one closest to Wynne listed first.
- Levesque
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Levesque is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levesque
- Wittsburg ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wittsburg is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittsburg
- Vanndale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Vanndale is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanndale
- Colt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Colt is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colt <1>
- Hamlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hamlin is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
- Newcastle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Newcastle is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
- Caldwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cherry Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Parkin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tilton is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Forrest City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Madison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Widener
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Widener is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widener
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Bemis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bemis is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
- Blackfish
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackfish is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfish
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wynne. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wynne.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Wynne ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wynne.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Wynne. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Wynne and those printed in the larger area surrounding Wynne.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<2> of Wynne.
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 Wynne:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Cross County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crittenden County
- Jackson County
- Lee County
- Monroe County
- Poinsett County
- Saint Francis County
- Woodruff County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Wynne) 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 Wynne, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |