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 Craighead County, Arkansas
History and Genealogy
63 pages of Craighead County, Arkansas history and
genealogy including 98 family biographies plus 4 different
historical maps featuring the locations of 45 Craighead County communities
An informative and historical overview of Craighead
County, Arkansas including two separate books on one CD which include 4 historical
maps (1855, 1895, 1898, and 1915); plus the full 1889 Goodspeed Publishing
Company "Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Craighead County, Arkansas" book
including 98 family biographies. An important resource for the study and
research of Craighead County, Arkansas history and genealogy.
This fascinating and detailed CD contains ALL of the following material in
two
separate books, ALL on one CD:
Book One on CD: Maps of Craighead County, Arkansas
Included here are the Northeastern region of Arkansas sections of 4 different
historical maps:
A. A rare 1855 map that shows the area of Craighead County four years before the formation
of Craighead County.
Locations shown include: Goldsboro * Greenfield * Greensboro * Newport * Oak
Ridge * Sante Fe *
B. A map of 1895 Craighead County showing the locations of 21 different
settlements including all of the following: Addie * Bay (or Big Bay) * Bobo *
Bonner V. * Brookland * Cane Island * Cash * Claunch * Culberhouse * Dee (or
Ridge) * Dryden * Gilkerson * Greensboro * Hancock * Jonesboro * Lake City *
Mangrum * Nettleton * Powell * Rice Mill * Risher *
C. A map of 1898 Craighead County showing the locations of 23 different
settlements including all of the following: Apt * Bay (or Big Bay) * Bono
(Bonner V.) * Bowman * Brookland (or Powell) * Cane Island * Cash * Claunch *
Culberson * Dee (or Ridge) * Dryden * Dwight * Gilkeson * Guber T. * Hancock *
Herndon * Jonesboro * Lunsford * Macey (or Boynton) * Mangrum * Monette *
Nettleton * Obear *
D. A map of 1915 Craighead County showing the locations of 30 different
settlements including all of the following: Apt * Bay * Bellefield * Black Oak *
Bono * Brookland * Cane Island * Cash * Claunch * Dee * Dryden * Egypt * Faliis
* Gibson * Gilkeson * Hancock * Jonesboro * Lake City * Lepanto Jct. * Lunsford
* Mangrum * Monette * Needham * Nettleton * Obear * Pekin * Powell * Risher *
Shaw * Smithville *
Book Two on CD: The complete 1889 "Biographical and Historical
Memoirs of Craighead County, Arkansas" by the Goodspeed Publishing Company
This detailed (63 pages in all) book has an incredible amount of historical and
genealogical information
about Craighead County, Arkansas from its earliest settlement up to 1889. This is an
exact photo replica of all the pages pertaining to Craighead County, Arkansas
including all of the historical and biographical information. Included are a
total of 98 different family biographies.
Here is just some of the information included:
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Craighead County Boundary
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Physical Features of Craighead County, Arkansas
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Craighead County Rivers
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Timber
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Soil
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Agricultural Crops
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Live Stock
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Property Values
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Railroads in Craighead County, Arkansas
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Population of Craighead County, Arkansas
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First Settlers of Craighead County, Arkansas
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Craighead County Organized
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Craighead County, Arkansas Seat of Justice
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Craighead County Buildings
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Craighead County Officials
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The County Court of Craighead County, Arkansas
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The Civil War in Craighead County, Arkansas
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The Fight at Jonesboro, Arkansas
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Cities, Towns, and Villages: Bay * Bono * Brookland * Culberhouse * Dee *
Gilkerson * Greensboro * Gubertown * Jonesboro * Lake City * Macey * Nettleton
* Stottsville * Wardsdale *
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Craighead County, Arkansas Schools
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Churches in Craighead County, Arkansas
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Biographical Sketches
Included is a total of 98 Craighead County, Arkansas family biographies including each of the following
surnames:
(Some surnames have multiple biographies) (hundreds of other surnames are also
mentioned throughout the text and within these biographies): Anderson * Barrett
* Blalack * Boren * Bowman * Broadaway * Brookfield * Brown * Bryant * Cate *
Christian * Claunch * Clements * Cobb * Cook * Cross * Culberhouse * Darr *
Davis * Dixon * Dodds * Douglas * Dudley * Duncan * Echols * Evans * Finch *
Frierson * Gage * Gatlin * Grady * Griffin * Hale * Harrell * Harrison * Houston
* Hudson * Huggans * Hughs * Johnson * Joyner * Kirksey * Koehler * Lane * Lee *
Lunsford * Lynch * McBroom * McDaniel * Malone * Mangrum * Matthews * Mead *
Meek * Moss * Nash * Newcom * Newton * Nisbett * O'Guinn * Owens * Pagan * Penix
* Perkins * Phillips * Pierce * Rains * Rodgers * Roy * Safley * Salmons * Self
* Shelton * Shores * Sipes * Skelton * Springer * Stephens * Stotts * Taylor *
Thorn * Thornton * Varner * Wallace * Warner * Wilkerson * Williams * Wilson *
Witt * Wood *
Craighead County is located in Northeastern Arkansas and is surrounded by the
following counties: Jackson County, Arkansas *
Lawrence County, Arkansas *
Greene County, Arkansas * Mississippi County, Arkansas *
Poinsett County,
Arkansas and Dunklin County, Missouri
Each of the two books on this CD is in Adobe Acrobat pdf format and requires
the free Acrobat Reader program to view. You probably already have this program
on your computer but if not, a free copy of the program is included on the CD.
Each of the books is designed to look just like a regular book and is bookmarked
to move easily and quickly from one section another. This CD will operate on any
Pentium or equivalent computer with a CD drive. This CD was designed by, and is
available exclusively from Hearthstone Legacy Publications.
The cost for this CD containing both books described above is only $5.95 plus
shipping! A large amount of history and genealogy information for very little
cost! A truly fascinating view of Craighead County, Arkansas from its first
settlement to 1889.
Shipping is only $1.95 for First Class Mail in the United States and Canada.
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12383 Hearthstone
Higginsville,
MO 64037
Since we offer many different
Missouri and Arkansas county histories, please be sure to specify that you wish
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