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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Yadkin. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Yadkin to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Yadkin, 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 Yadkin (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 Yadkin. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Yadkin is historic, it would have been located within present day Randolph 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 Randolph County: Clay, Greene, Lawrence, Sharp, Oregon (MO) & Ripley (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Yadkin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Yadkin:
- Randolph County (The home county of Yadkin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yadkin, with the one closest to Yadkin listed first.
- Ravenden Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ravenden Springs is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Former names for Ravenden Springs:
- Dream Town
- Jane's Store
- Oconee ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oconee is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee
- Lima
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lima is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Elevenpoint
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elevenpoint is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elevenpoint
- Dalton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dalton is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Spring Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Creek is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Kingsville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kingsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Water Valley is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Elm Store
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elm Store is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Store
- Hamil
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hamil is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamil
- Antioch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Antioch is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Birdell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Birdell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yadkin, with the one closest to Yadkin listed first.
- Current View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Current View is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
- Datto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Datto is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Datto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Success
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Success is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yadkin, with the one closest to Yadkin listed first.
- Baker Ford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Baker Ford is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ford
- Mammoth Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Saddle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Saddle is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle
- Camp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Camp is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Glencoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Glencoe is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Cornertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cornertown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornertown
- Greene County
- Delaplaine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Delaplaine is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaplaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Izard County
- Horseshoe Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yadkin, with the one closest to Yadkin listed first.
- Ravenden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Imboden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Annieville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Annieville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annieville
- Smithville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Smithville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Black Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Powhatan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Portia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- College City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- College City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
- Estimated population in 2016: 506 people
- Lynn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hoxie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Strawberry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Strawberry is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Sharp County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yadkin, with the one closest to Yadkin listed first.
- Wirth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wirth is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wirth
- Williford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Williford is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Hardy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Highland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
- Cherokee Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ash Flat
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Poughkeepsie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Poughkeepsie is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
- Evening Shade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Howell County (MO)
- Cornertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cornertown is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornertown
- Oregon County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yadkin, with the one closest to Yadkin listed first.
- Myrtle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Myrtle is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Jeff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jeff is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Calm
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Calm is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calm
- Garfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Garfield is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Corona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Corona is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Couch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Green Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Green Town is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
- Thayer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Woodside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Woodside is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Koshkonong
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Koshkonong is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koshkonong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Ripley County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yadkin, with the one closest to Yadkin listed first.
- Gatewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gatewood is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Ponder
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ponder is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponder
- Bardley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bardley is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardley
- Briar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Briar is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
- Current View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Current View is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
- Bennett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bennett is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
- Doniphan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Yadkin, see our County-by-County Page for Yadkin.
Cemeteries Near Yadkin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Yadkin.
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 Yadkin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Yadkin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Yadkin, with the one closest to Yadkin listed first.
- Yadkin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wicker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Charter Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bailey Cemetery
- The Bailey Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2280007 <3>
- Eaton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bellah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Black Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatte Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Perry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (289 more) ...
- Janes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janes Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Janes Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<4> to the south of Ravenden Springs.
- Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Janes Cemetery (located 65 miles to the north).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54528 <3>
- King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mosely Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Yadkin in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Yadkin.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Yadkin, with the one closest to Yadkin listed first.
- Ravenden Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ravenden Springs is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Former names for Ravenden Springs:
- Dream Town
- Jane's Store
- Armstrong
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Armstrong is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Lima
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lima is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Kingsville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kingsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
- Dalton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dalton is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Water Valley is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Ravenden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elm Store
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elm Store is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Store
- Myrtle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Myrtle is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Williford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Williford is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Opposition ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Opposition is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opposition
- Griswold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Griswold is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Imboden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Birdell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Birdell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
- Jeff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jeff is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Yadkin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Yadkin.
Newspapers Published in Yadkin ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Yadkin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Yadkin, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Yadkin.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Yadkin:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Randolph County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Fulton County
- Greene County
- Izard County
- Lawrence County
- Sharp County
- Howell County
- Oregon County
- Ripley 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 Yadkin, 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> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Yadkin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |