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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 Atkins (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 Atkins. 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 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.

Atkins is located in Pope 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 Pope County: Conway, Johnson, Logan, Newton, Van Buren & Yell.

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

  • Pope County     (The home county of Atkins)
  • Conway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Atkins, with the one closest to Atkins listed first.
    • Winrock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hattieville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Old Hickory
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Old Hickory. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
      • Old Hickory is located in Conway County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Old Hickory
      • From Atkins to Old Hickory
    • Pontoon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontoon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
      • Pontoon is located in Conway County
    • Jerusalem
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerusalem have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
      • Jerusalem is located in Conway County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jerusalem <1>
    • Morrilton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Oppelo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oppelo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
      • Oppelo is located in Conway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
    • Solgohachia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solgohachia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
      • Solgohachia is located in Conway County
    • Plumerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Cleveland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Cleveland is located in Conway County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <1>
    • Middleton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Springfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Conway County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <1>
  • Faulkner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Atkins, with the one closest to Atkins listed first.
    • Lollie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wooster
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wooster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster
      • Wooster is located in Faulkner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wooster <1>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wooster
      • From Atkins to Wooster
    • Conway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Twin Groves
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Groves have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
      • Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Atkins, with the one closest to Atkins listed first.
    • Piney
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Piney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
      • Piney is located in Johnson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Piney
      • From Atkins to Piney
    • Knoxville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
      • Knoxville is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
    • Hagarville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lamar
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Logan County
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Atkins, with the one closest to Atkins listed first.
    • Adona
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
      • Adona is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
    • Casa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
      • Casa is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
    • Perry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Perry is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <1>
    • Perryville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perryville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
      • Perryville is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <1>
    • Houston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Deberrie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Bigelow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Dixie ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dixie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
      • Dixie is located in Perry County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dixie
      • From Atkins to Dixie
    • Toad Suck
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Fourche
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fourche have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
      • Fourche is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
    • Little Italy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Van Buren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Atkins, with the one closest to Atkins listed first.
    • Scotland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rex
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Formosa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Damascus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damascus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
      • Damascus is located in Van Buren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <1>
    • Alread
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Yell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Atkins, with the one closest to Atkins listed first.
    • Cotton Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
      • Cotton Town is located in Yell County
    • Dardanelle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Centerville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Petit Jean
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petit Jean. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petit Jean
      • Petit Jean is located in Yell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Petit Jean
      • From Atkins to Petit Jean
    • Birta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Birta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
      • Birta is located in Yell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Birta
      • From Atkins to Birta
    • Chickalah
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Ola
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
      • Ola is located in Yell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ola <1>
    • Plainview
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
      • Plainview is located in Yell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <1>
    • Danville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Danville is located in Yell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,365 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <1>
    • Corinth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
      • Corinth is located in Yell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Belleville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
      • Belleville is located in Yell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Atkins ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Atkins.

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 Atkins covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Atkins Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Atkins Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Bells Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Darr Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Darr Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Darr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Haskin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haskin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haskin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Happy Bend Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Happy Bend Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Happy Bend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bowden Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gally Rock Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gally Rock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gally Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Byerly Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byerly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byerly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Price Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Price Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Price Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Potts Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (316 more) ...
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Shady Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Beeson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beeson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beeson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Atkins had a population of 660 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Atkins had a population of 3,042 people.

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

  • Economy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Holla Bend
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holla Bend. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
    • Holla Bend is located in Pope County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Holla Bend
    • From Atkins to Holla Bend
  • Carden Bottoms
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carden Bottoms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden Bottoms
    • Carden Bottoms is located in Yell County
  • Hattieville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Moreland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moreland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
    • Moreland is located in Pope County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Moreland
    • From Atkins to Moreland
  • Old Hickory
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Old Hickory. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
    • Old Hickory is located in Conway County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Old Hickory
    • From Atkins to Old Hickory
  • Divide ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Divide have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
    • Divide is located in Conway County
  • Ada
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ada have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
    • Ada is located in Conway County
  • Caglesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caglesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
    • Caglesville is located in Pope County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Caglesville
    • From Atkins to Caglesville
  • Russellville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Morrilton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Vincent
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vincent
    • Saint Vincent is located in Conway County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Atkins ...

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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Atkins.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Atkins. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Atkins and those printed in the larger area surrounding Atkins.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<6> of Atkins.

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 helpful 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 Atkins:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Atkins. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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>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.
<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>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.
<5>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 Atkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Atkins) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Atkins. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2465, Longitude: -92.9375    









 

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