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 Arcadia (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 Arcadia. 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 northeast 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 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.
Arcadia is located in Hempstead 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 Hempstead County: Clark, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Nevada & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Arcadia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Arcadia:
- Hempstead County (The home county of Arcadia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arcadia, with the one closest to Arcadia listed first.
- Blevins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blevins is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Perrytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Perrytown is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- McCaskill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- McCaskill is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Oakhaven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakhaven is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Washington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ozan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ozan is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Shover Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shover Springs is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shover Springs
- Clow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Clow is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clow
- Doyle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Doyle is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Tokio
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tokio is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arcadia, with the one closest to Arcadia listed first.
- Okolona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beirne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Beirne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beirne
- Gurdon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Whelen Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Whelen Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelen Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Curtis
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Curtis is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Gum Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Alpine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Alpine is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Amity
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Amity is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Vaden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Vaden is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaden
- Arkadelphia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arcadia, with the one closest to Arcadia listed first.
- Buck Range
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Buck Range is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Range
- Nashville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Tollette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Tollette is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Corinth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Saratoga
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Blue Bayou
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Blue Bayou is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Bayou
- Center Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Center Point is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Nevada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arcadia, with the one closest to Arcadia listed first.
- Prescott
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Boughton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Boughton is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boughton
- Emmet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Emmet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Laneburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Laneburg is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneburg
- Bodcaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bodcaw is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Cale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cale is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Bluff City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rosston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rosston is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Zama ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zama is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zama
- Willisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Willisville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Ouachita County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arcadia, with the one closest to Arcadia listed first.
- Reader
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Reader is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reader
- Chidester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chidester is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chidester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Wyloe ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wyloe is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyloe
- Bragg City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bragg City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arcadia, with the one closest to Arcadia listed first.
- Bowen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bowen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Piney Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Piney Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Pisgah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pisgah is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Billstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Billstown is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billstown
- Antoine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Antoine is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antoine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Delight
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Roy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
- Kimberley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kimberley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberley
- Pike City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pike City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Murfreesboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Highland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Mount Moriah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Moriah is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Arcadia, see our County-by-County Page for Arcadia.
Cemeteries Near Arcadia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arcadia.
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 Arcadia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Arcadia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Arcadia, with the one closest to Arcadia listed first.
- Midway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Midway Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the west of Prescott.
- The Midway Cemetery has also been known as:
- Midway UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1979011 <3>
- New Home Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beards Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Artesian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- De Ann Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Elizabeth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shorter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Buchanan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (205 more) ...
- Washington Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Blevins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Providence 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Arcadia had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Arcadia, with the one closest to Arcadia listed first.
- Garlandville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Garlandville is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandville
- Prescott
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wallaceburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wallaceburg is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceburg
- De Ann
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- De Ann is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Ann
- Bowen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bowen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Emmet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Emmet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Boughton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Boughton is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boughton
- Laneburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Laneburg is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneburg
- Washington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Okolona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Antoine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Antoine is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antoine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Clayton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Clayton is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Ozan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ozan is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Shover Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shover Springs is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shover Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Arcadia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Arcadia.
Newspapers Published in Arcadia ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Arcadia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Arcadia, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Arcadia.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Arcadia:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Hempstead County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Howard County
- Nevada County
- Ouachita County
- Pike 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Arcadia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Arcadia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |