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 Aurelle (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 Aurelle. 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/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
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/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Aurelle is located in Union 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 Union County: Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Columbia, Ouachita, Claiborne (LA), Morehouse (LA) & Union (LA).
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Aurelle. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Aurelle:
- Union County (The home county of Aurelle)
- The following are listed by their distance from Aurelle, with the one closest to Aurelle listed first.
- Strong
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Urbana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Urbana is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- Lapile
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lapile is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapile
- Bolding
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bolding is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolding
- Lawson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lawson is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Huttig
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Huttig is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huttig
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Felsenthal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Felsenthal is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felsenthal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Perdue City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Perdue City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue City
- Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Blanchard Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Springs
- Crain City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Crain City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain City
- El Dorado
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Junction City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Junction City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Scotland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Scotland is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Ashley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aurelle, with the one closest to Aurelle listed first.
- Meridian
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Meridian is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- West Crossett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Crossett is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Crossett
- Crossett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- North Crossett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- North Crossett is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crossett
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aurelle, with the one closest to Aurelle listed first.
- Moro Bay
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Moro Bay is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro Bay
- Blanchton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blanchton is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchton
- Sturgis ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sturgis is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
- Jersey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ingalls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ingalls is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
- Gravelridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gravelridge is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelridge
- Hermitage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ouachita County
- Joyce City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Joyce City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce City
- Claiborne Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Aurelle, with the one closest to Aurelle listed first.
- Junction City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Junction City is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Wards Mill ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wards Mill is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Mill
- Weldon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Weldon is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Summerfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Lincoln Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Aurelle, with the one closest to Aurelle listed first.
- Hico
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hico is located in Lincoln Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Dubach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cedarton is located in Lincoln Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarton
- Unionville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Vining Mills ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vining Mills is located in Lincoln Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining Mills
- Union Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Aurelle, with the one closest to Aurelle listed first.
- Oakland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Truxno
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Truxno is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxno
- Marion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spearsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lillie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Farmerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pisgah
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Haile
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Haile is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haile
- Bernice
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cane Ridge ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cane Ridge is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Ridge
- Downsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ouachita City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ouachita City is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
- Wilhite
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wilhite is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Aurelle, see our County-by-County Page for Aurelle.
Cemeteries Near Aurelle ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Aurelle.
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 Aurelle - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Aurelle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Aurelle, with the one closest to Aurelle listed first.
- Free Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hughes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cane Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sweet Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Strong Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Laran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (248 more) ...
- Center Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Teel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
While we didn't find Aurelle in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Aurelle.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Aurelle, with the one closest to Aurelle listed first.
- Oakland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Lapile
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lapile is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapile
- Hillsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsboro is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Cherry Ridge ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Ridge is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
- New London
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New London is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Conway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Conway is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Spearsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Caledonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Caledonia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Clayton ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clayton is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Blanchard Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Springs
- Farmerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Moro Bay
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Moro Bay is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro Bay
- El Dorado
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cornie
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cornie is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornie
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Aurelle. See our List of 1890's Communities around Aurelle.
Newspapers Published in Aurelle ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Aurelle.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Aurelle, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Aurelle.
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 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 Aurelle:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Union County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashley County
- Bradley County
- Ouachita County
- Claiborne Parish
- Lincoln Parish
- Union Parish
- 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 Aurelle, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Aurelle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |