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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Zellner. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Zellner to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Zellner, 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 Zellner (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 Zellner. 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 Zellner is historic, it would have been located within present day Desha 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 Desha County: Arkansas, Chicot, Drew, Lincoln, Phillips & Bolivar (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Zellner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Zellner:
- Desha County (The home county of Zellner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Zellner, with the one closest to Zellner listed first.
- Kelso
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kelso is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
- Rohwer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Watson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pea Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pea Ridge is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- McArthur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- McArthur is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
- Napoleon ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Napoleon is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Hopedale ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hopedale is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Reed
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reed is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Pickens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pickens is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
- Dumas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mitchellville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchellville is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Arkansas City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Arkansas City is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- McGehee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arkansas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zellner, with the one closest to Zellner listed first.
- Gillett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tichnor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Chicot County
- Dermott
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Drew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zellner, with the one closest to Zellner listed first.
- Tillar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tillar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Winchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Winchester is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Selma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Selma is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Collins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Collins is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Jerome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jerome is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Jefferson County
- Reydell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reydell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reydell
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zellner, with the one closest to Zellner listed first.
- South Bend ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
- Gould
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gould is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Warrenton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Warrenton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Varner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Varner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varner
- Tyro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tyro is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Meroney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Meroney is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meroney
- Crigler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Crigler is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crigler
- Phillips County
- Crumrod
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crumrod is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumrod
- Bolivar County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Zellner, with the one closest to Zellner listed first.
- Eutaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eutaw is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw
- Rosedale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wright
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wright is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Beulah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Beulah is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Christmas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Christmas is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas
- Mound Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mound Landing is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Landing
- Waxhaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Waxhaw is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw
- Benoit
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dahomy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dahomy is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahomy
- Lake Vista
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Vista is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vista
- Scott
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Scott is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Gunnison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gunnison is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Grapeland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grapeland is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
- Washington County (MS)
- Metcalfe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Metcalfe is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalfe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Zellner, see our County-by-County Page for Zellner.
Cemeteries Near Zellner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Zellner.
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 Zellner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Zellner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Zellner, with the one closest to Zellner listed first.
- Kelso Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rohwer Relocation Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Morgan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rolling Water Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Irby Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Porter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jones Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Turner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Scott Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hopkins Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (174 more) ...
- Warrington Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- McArthur Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barnett Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Zellner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Zellner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Zellner, with the one closest to Zellner listed first.
- Watson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Red Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Red Fork is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fork
- Medford ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Medford is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Hopedale ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hopedale is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Winchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Winchester is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Tillar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tillar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Eutaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eutaw is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw
- White River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- White River is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River
- Rosedale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pendleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pendleton is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Dumas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- McGehee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Arkansas City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Arkansas City is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Arkansas Post ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Arkansas Post is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas Post
- Wright
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wright is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Zellner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Zellner.
Newspapers Published in Zellner ...
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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Zellner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Zellner, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Zellner.
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 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 Zellner:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Desha County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Arkansas County
- Chicot County
- Drew County
- Jefferson County
- Lincoln County
- Phillips County
- Bolivar County
- Washington 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 Zellner, 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 '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- Zellner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |