Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
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 Ain (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 Ain. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Ain is located in Grant 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 Grant County: Cleveland, Dallas, Hot Spring, Jefferson, Pulaski & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Ain. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ain:
- Grant County (The home county of Ain)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ain, with the one closest to Ain listed first.
- Grapevine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Grapevine is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Cherry Grove ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Slabtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Slabtown is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Center Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Center Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove
- Ebb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ebb is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebb
- Sheridan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Turin ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Turin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
- Dogwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dogwood is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Prattsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ico ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ico is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ico
- Poyen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Poyen is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ain, with the one closest to Ain listed first.
- Staves
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Staves is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staves
- White Oak Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- White Oak Bluff is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Bluff
- Rison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Toledo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Toledo is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Saline
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Saline is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Kingsland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kingsland is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ain, with the one closest to Ain listed first.
- Carthage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carthage is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Bunn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bunn is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
- Ivan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ivan is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
- Fordyce
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Manning
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Manning is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Hot Spring County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ain, with the one closest to Ain listed first.
- Lono
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lono is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lono
- Rolla
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rolla is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
- Perla
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Perla is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Malvern
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rockport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockport is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ain, with the one closest to Ain listed first.
- Sulphur Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- White Hall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jefferson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Redfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pastoria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pastoria is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
- Pinebergen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pinebergen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebergen
- Wright
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wright is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Plum Bayou ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Bayou is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bayou
- Rob Roy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
- Sherrill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sherrill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Noble Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Noble Lake is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Lake
- Lincoln County
- Palmyra
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Palmyra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ain, with the one closest to Ain listed first.
- Hensley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Woodson
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Woodson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
- Bingham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bingham is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Landmark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Landmark is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Landmark has also been known as:
- Parkers - Iron Springs
- Wrightsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wrightsville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
- Alexander
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mabelvale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ain, with the one closest to Ain listed first.
- East End
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- East End is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- Shaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Shaw is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Traskwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Traskwood is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traskwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Bauxite
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bauxite is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Haskell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shannon Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
- Benton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bryant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fairplay ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairplay is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ain, see our County-by-County Page for Ain.
Cemeteries Near Ain ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ain.
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 Ain - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ain covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ain, with the one closest to Ain listed first.
- St. John Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newhope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rhodes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Raymick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (230 more) ...
- Clement Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Heutt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Ain had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ain, with the one closest to Ain listed first.
- Grapevine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Grapevine is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Darysaw ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Darysaw is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darysaw
- Cherry Grove ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Sheridan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ebb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ebb is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebb
- Double Wells
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Double Wells is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Wells
- Junet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Junet is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junet
- Turin ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Turin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
- Dogwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dogwood is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Saline ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saline is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Ivy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ivy is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Obin ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Obin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obin
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Samples
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Samples is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samples
- Prattsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kedron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kedron is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kedron
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ain. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ain.
Newspapers Published in Ain ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ain.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ain, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ain.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Ain:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Grant County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleveland County
- Dallas County
- Hot Spring County
- Jefferson County
- Lincoln County
- Pulaski County
- Saline County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Ain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Ain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |