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 Ava (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 Ava. 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.
Ava is located in Perry 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 Perry County: Conway, Faulkner, Garland, Saline & Yell.
Below are the counties that are near Ava. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ava:
- Perry County (The home county of Ava)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ava, with the one closest to Ava listed first.
- Deberrie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Deberrie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deberrie
- Casa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Adona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Perryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Perry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ava, with the one closest to Ava listed first.
- Pontoon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pontoon is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
- Winrock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Winrock is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winrock
- Oppelo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Garland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ava, with the one closest to Ava listed first.
- Gladstone ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gladstone is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Jessieville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Springs is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Hot Springs Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Avant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Avant is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avant
- Mountain Pine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fountain Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Royal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Piney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Piney is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Hot Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rockwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rockwell is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell
- Meyers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Meyers is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers
- Pearcy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Logan County
- Delaware
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ava, with the one closest to Ava listed first.
- Fannie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fannie is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannie
- Story
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fir ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir
- Washita
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Washita is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
- Joplin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Joplin is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ava, with the one closest to Ava listed first.
- Holla Bend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Holla Bend is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
- North Dardanelle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- North Dardanelle is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dardanelle
- Bernice
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bernice is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Pottsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,361 people
- Former names for Pottsville:
- Pott's Inn
- Pott's Station
- Russellville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wilson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Atkins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ava, with the one closest to Ava listed first.
- Paron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Paron is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paron
- Rubicon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rubicon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
- Scott County
- Little Texas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Little Texas is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ava, with the one closest to Ava listed first.
- Plainview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Birta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Birta is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
- Ola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Petit Jean
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Petit Jean is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petit Jean
- Wing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wing is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Danville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Aly is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly
- Briggsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Briggsville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Cotton Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Town is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Corinth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Belleville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ava, see our County-by-County Page for Ava.
Cemeteries Near Ava ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ava.
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 Ava - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ava covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ava, with the one closest to Ava listed first.
- Hawks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dry Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Goat Bluff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nooner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hames #2 Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hames Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Barnett Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Garland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sunlight Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shed Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Forked Mountain Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (233 more) ...
- Hogan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Keener Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Ava had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ava, with the one closest to Ava listed first.
- Hollis
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hollis is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Nimrod
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nimrod is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
- Gladstone ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gladstone is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Birta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Birta is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
- Ola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Onyx
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Onyx is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onyx
- Rover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gilkey ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gilkey is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilkey
- Jessieville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aplin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aplin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Casa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Wing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wing is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Aly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Aly is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly
- Danville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Briggsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Briggsville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ava. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ava.
Newspapers Published in Ava ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ava.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ava, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ava.
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 Ava:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Perry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Garland County
- Logan County
- Montgomery County
- Pope County
- Saline County
- Scott County
- Yell 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> | 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 Ava, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ava) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |