Communities of Long Ago

 Today it is hard to imagine all the little communities and post offices that once dotted the country side of Crittenden County.  Some of the names we are familiar with and know the origin but others, where the names came from we will never know.   During the many years that local people from the old communities sent their neighborhood news to the Crittenden Press we learn of these many now gone communities. Below are some community names of yesteryear that sent their news to the paper.

These were in the Dycusburg-Frances-Mexico area

• Kid Ridge - some family names in the area were: Teer, Boister, Tabor, Jones
• Stringtown - Brown, Polk, Peek, Travis
• Caldwell Springs -
• Seven Springs - 
  
• Red wing - Perkins, Davenport, Greenlea, Peek, Patton
• Emmaus - Howard, Brown, Hodge, Butler
• White Rose - Campbell, Ward, Tabor, Holloman, Brown, Travis 
• Pigmy - Fletcher, McCree, Wicker, Asbridge, McMaster 

Located in the area of Crayne to Marion

• Lilly Dale - remember today by the road being named Lilly Dale Road, but no history how it gots its name.
• Crayne - one of the last old Post Offices is located here and still a small community
  
• Midway - was located on the Coleman Road.  Some family names were Paris, Bradley, Rushing, Duffy
• Ridge Road - names included Elkins, Woodall, Brookshire (must have been located near Midway above.
• Walnut View - Elder, Adams, Elkins, Loyd

Not too far from the above area was Piney Fork and some small communities of

• Piney Creek -
• Star - Crider, Woodall, James, Crayne, Corley
• Stonewall - was located near Piney
• Belmont - Alexander, Rushing, Crider

Chapel Hill area

• Chapel Hill -
  
• View and White Hall - Cardin, Wheeler, Clement
  
• Elm Grove - Cardin, Chambliss, Norman
• Sisco Chapel - name preserved as the county road is named Sisco Chapel Rd.
• Timothy Oaks - - Ford, Waddell, Stovall

These are all located in southern to the center part of the county.  We'll name some more in the upper part of the county in another posting.