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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Abeles. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Abeles to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Abeles, 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 Abeles (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 Abeles. 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 hospitals 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 Abeles is historic, it would have been located within present day Arkansas 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 Arkansas County: Desha, Jefferson, Lincoln, Lonoke, Monroe, Phillips & Prairie.
Below are the counties that are near Abeles. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Abeles:
- Arkansas County (The home county of Abeles)
- The following are listed by their distance from Abeles, with the one closest to Abeles listed first.
- Stuttgart
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Humphrey
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Parham ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Parham is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parham
- Almyra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bayou Meto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bayou Meto is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Casscoe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Casscoe is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casscoe
- De Witt
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Preston Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Preston Ferry is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Ferry
- Crockett's Bluff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Crockett's Bluff is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett's Bluff
- Gillett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ethel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ethel is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Saint Charles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Abeles, with the one closest to Abeles listed first.
- Wabbaseka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wabbaseka is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabbaseka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Altheimer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cornerstone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cornerstone is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone
- Richardson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Richardson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Reydell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Reydell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reydell
- Madding
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Madding is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madding
- Rob Roy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
- Sherrill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sherrill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Tucker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tucker is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Moscow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moscow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Noble Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Noble Lake is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Lake
- Tamo
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tamo is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamo
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Abeles, with the one closest to Abeles listed first.
- Sarassa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sarassa is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarassa
- Grady
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Varner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Varner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varner
- South Bend ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- South Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
- Yorktown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Yorktown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Lonoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Abeles, with the one closest to Abeles listed first.
- Humnoke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Allport is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Parkers Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Parkers Corner is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Corner
- Coy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coy is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Seaton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seaton is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- England
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bayou Meto
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bayou Meto is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Carlisle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Keo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cobbs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cobbs is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- McCreanor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- McCreanor is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCreanor
- Sisemore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sisemore is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisemore
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Abeles, with the one closest to Abeles listed first.
- Roe
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Roe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Lawrenceville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lawrenceville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Clarendon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Grove is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Pine City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pine City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Prairie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Abeles, with the one closest to Abeles listed first.
- Fairmount
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fairmount is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Ulm
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ulm is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Tollville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tollville is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollville
- Cuneo ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cuneo is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuneo
- Hazen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Screeton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Screeton is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screeton
- De Valls Bluff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Biscoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Biscoe is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscoe
- Fredonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Brasfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brasfield is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasfield
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Abeles, see our County-by-County Page for Abeles.
Cemeteries Near Abeles ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Abeles.
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 Abeles - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Abeles covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Abeles, with the one closest to Abeles listed first.
- Sunshine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bayou Meto Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bayou Meto Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Humphrey.
- Lone Tree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Talman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Love Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- The Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54848 <4>
- Flynn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bayless Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Coffield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (192 more) ...
- Yoder Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Geridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wabbaseka Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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 Abeles in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Abeles.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Abeles, with the one closest to Abeles listed first.
- Goldman
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Goldman is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldman
- Stuttgart
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Humphrey
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Parham ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Parham is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parham
- Wabbaseka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wabbaseka is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabbaseka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Almyra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fairmount
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fairmount is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Hagler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hagler is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Olena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Olena is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- Altheimer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cornerstone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cornerstone is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone
- Lake Farm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Farm is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Farm
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bayou Meto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bayou Meto is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Tomberlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tomberlin is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomberlin
- New Gascony
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Gascony is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gascony
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Abeles. See our List of 1890's Communities around Abeles.
Newspapers Published in Abeles ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Abeles.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Abeles, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Abeles.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Abeles:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Arkansas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jefferson County
- Lincoln County
- Lonoke County
- Monroe County
- Prairie 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 Abeles, 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Abeles) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |