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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about South Bend. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added South Bend to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with South Bend, 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 South Bend (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 South Bend. 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.

Name Variations for South Bend ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for South Bend: S. Bend

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 South Bend is historic, it would have been located within present day Lincoln County.

To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lincoln County: Arkansas, Cleveland, Desha, Drew & Jefferson.

Below are the counties that are near South Bend. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Bend:

  • Lincoln County     (The home county of South Bend)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Bend, with the one closest to South Bend listed first.
    • Gould
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
      • Gould is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
    • Varner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varner
      • Varner is located in Lincoln County
    • Grady
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Meroney
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meroney
      • Meroney is located in Lincoln County
    • Warrenton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrenton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
      • Warrenton is located in Lincoln County
    • Crigler
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crigler
      • Crigler is located in Lincoln County
    • Tyro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
      • Tyro is located in Lincoln County
    • Yorktown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorktown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
      • Yorktown is located in Lincoln County
    • Star City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Cornerville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
      • Cornerville is located in Lincoln County
  • Arkansas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Bend, with the one closest to South Bend listed first.
    • Gillett
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bayou Meto
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
      • Bayou Meto is located in Arkansas County
    • Tichnor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • De Witt
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Ethel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
      • Ethel is located in Arkansas County
    • Almyra
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almyra have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almyra
      • Almyra is located in Arkansas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almyra <2>
    • Saint Charles
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Humphrey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Desha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Bend, with the one closest to South Bend listed first.
    • Mitchellville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchellville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
      • Mitchellville is located in Desha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Dumas
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Pea Ridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
      • Pea Ridge is located in Desha County
    • Pickens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
      • Pickens is located in Desha County
    • Watson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Kelso
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
      • Kelso is located in Desha County
    • Rohwer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Reed
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
      • Reed is located in Desha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Snow Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake
      • Snow Lake is located in Desha County
    • McArthur
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
      • McArthur is located in Desha County
    • Napoleon ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Napoleon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
      • Napoleon is located in Desha County
    • McGehee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Drew County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Bend, with the one closest to South Bend listed first.
    • Winchester
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
      • Winchester is located in Drew County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Tillar
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tillar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillar
      • Tillar is located in Drew County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
    • Selma
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
      • Selma is located in Drew County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Bend, with the one closest to South Bend listed first.
    • Reydell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reydell
      • Reydell is located in Jefferson County
    • Tamo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamo
      • Tamo is located in Jefferson County
    • Moscow
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
      • Moscow is located in Jefferson County
    • Altheimer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rob Roy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rob Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
      • Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
    • Wabbaseka
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabbaseka
      • Wabbaseka is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
    • Pinebergen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebergen
      • Pinebergen is located in Jefferson County
  • Phillips County
    • Crumrod
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crumrod have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumrod
      • Crumrod is located in Phillips County
  • Bolivar County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Bend, with the one closest to South Bend listed first.
    • Rosedale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
      • Rosedale is located in Bolivar County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,559 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <2>
    • Wright
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
      • Wright is located in Bolivar County (MS)
    • Waxhaw
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw
      • Waxhaw is located in Bolivar County (MS)
    • Gunnison
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
      • Gunnison is located in Bolivar County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Bend, see our County-by-County Page for South Bend.

Newspapers Published in South Bend ...

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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Bend.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Bend, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Bend.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 South Bend:

Cemeteries Near South Bend ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Bend.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Bend covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Bend, with the one closest to South Bend listed first.

  • Ross Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ross Cemetery
  • Moore Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55103 <6>
  • Lee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
  • Boggins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boggins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boggins Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53129 <6>
  • Douglas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Douglas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglas Cemetery
  • Jones Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54582 <6>
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Leach Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leach Cemetery
  • Refeld Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Refeld Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Refeld Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55902 <6>
  • Skull Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skull Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skull Cemetery
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55198 <6>
  • Gillett Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (194 more) ...
    • Thomas Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
    • Jerusalem Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jerusalem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jerusalem Cemetery
    • Champion Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Champion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Champion Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53412 <6>

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.

South Bend itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 25 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from South Bend, with the one closest to South Bend listed first.

  • Douglas
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
    • Douglas is located in Lincoln County
  • Pendleton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pendleton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
    • Pendleton is located in Desha County
  • Arkansas Post ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arkansas Post have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas Post
    • Arkansas Post is located in Arkansas County
  • Cummins
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cummins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummins
    • Cummins is located in Lincoln County
  • Reedville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
    • Reedville is located in Desha County
  • Varner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varner
    • Varner is located in Lincoln County
  • Medford ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
    • Medford is located in Desha County
  • Dumas
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Sarassa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sarassa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarassa
    • Sarassa is located in Lincoln County
  • Bayou Meto
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
    • Bayou Meto is located in Arkansas County
  • Red Fork
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fork
    • Red Fork is located in Desha County
  • Tichnor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Grady
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • English
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
      • English is located in Jefferson County
    • Hagler
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hagler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
      • Hagler is located in Arkansas County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Bend. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Bend.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

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 South Bend, 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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- South Bend) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Bend. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0376, Longitude: -91.4637       In this case, the coordinates for South Bend have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.




 

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