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 Apple Spur (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 Apple Spur. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Apple Spur is located in Benton 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 Benton County: Carroll, Madison, Washington, Barry (MO), McDonald (MO), Adair (OK) & Delaware (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Apple Spur. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Apple Spur:
- Benton County (The home county of Apple Spur)
- The following are listed by their distance from Apple Spur, with the one closest to Apple Spur listed first.
- Little Flock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Little Flock is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Flock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,812 people
- Bentonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Prairie Creek is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Avoca
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Avoca is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Puckett ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Puckett is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Pea Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lowell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Centerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brightwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brightwater is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwater
- Silver Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Cave Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cave Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,737 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Apple Spur, with the one closest to Apple Spur listed first.
- Mundell ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mundell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundell
- Beaver
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Eureka Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gaskins ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gaskins is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins
- Holiday Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Winona Springs ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Winona Springs is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Springs
- Conway County
- Grandview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Grandview is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Apple Spur, with the one closest to Apple Spur listed first.
- Whitener
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whitener is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitener
- Hindsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Georgetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Huntsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Apple Spur, with the one closest to Apple Spur listed first.
- Elm Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Springdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tontitown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Blue Springs Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Springs Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs Village
- Sonora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sonora is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- War Eagle Cove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- War Eagle Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle Cove
- Johnson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Johnson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,771 people
- Wheeler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wheeler is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Spring Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Goshen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mayfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mayfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Fayetteville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Barry County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Apple Spur, with the one closest to Apple Spur listed first.
- Seligman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seligman is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seligman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Washburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ridgley is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgley
- Exeter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsons Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsons Corner is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Corner
- Cassville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chain-O-Lakes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chain-O-Lakes is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-O-Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Wheaton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Butterfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Butterfield is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Golden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Apple Spur, with the one closest to Apple Spur listed first.
- Jane
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jane is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jane <1>
- Powell
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Powell is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Pineville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Noel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Noel is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noel <1>
- Ginger Blue
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ginger Blue is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Blue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Lanagan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wylie
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wylie is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
- Anderson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Comfort
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rocky Comfort is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Comfort
- South West City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Erie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Erie is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Goodman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newton County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Apple Spur, with the one closest to Apple Spur listed first.
- Stella
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Boulder City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Boulder City is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder City
- Adair County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Apple Spur, with the one closest to Apple Spur listed first.
- Watts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ballard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ballard is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Watts Community
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Watts Community is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Community
- Delaware County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Apple Spur, with the one closest to Apple Spur listed first.
- West Siloam Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Colcord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sycamore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Apple Spur, see our County-by-County Page for Apple Spur.
Cemeteries Near Apple Spur ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Apple Spur.
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 Apple Spur - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Apple Spur covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Apple Spur, with the one closest to Apple Spur listed first.
- Bland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oakley Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Benton County Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jefferson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Woods Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Little Flock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dodson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rogers Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Rogers.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55995 <2>
- Kindley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Valley View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley View Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Bentonville.
- Hart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bentonville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (273 more) ...
- St. Vincents Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Vincents Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Vincents Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Avoca.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56132 <2>
- Tucks Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Apple Spur in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Apple Spur.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Apple Spur, with the one closest to Apple Spur listed first.
- Rogers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bentonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Avoca
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Avoca is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Colville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Colville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colville
- Lowell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Puckett ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Puckett is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Pea Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Osage Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Osage Mills is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Mills
- Silver Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Brightwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brightwater is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwater
- Seba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Seba is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seba
- Cannon ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cannon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Key ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Key is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key
- Buttry ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buttry is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttry
- Elm Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Apple Spur. See our List of 1890's Communities around Apple Spur.
Newspapers Published in Apple Spur ...
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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Apple Spur.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Apple Spur, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Apple Spur.
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 either 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 Apple Spur:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Benton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Conway County
- Madison County
- Washington County
- Barry County
- McDonald County
- Newton County
- Adair County
- Delaware 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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Apple Spur) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Apple Spur, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |