Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Barbara. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Barbara to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Barbara, please Contact Us.
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 Barbara (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 Barbara. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Barbara is historic, it would have been located within present day Washington 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 Washington County: Benton, Crawford, Madison & Adair (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Barbara. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Barbara:
- Washington County (The home county of Barbara)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barbara, with the one closest to Barbara listed first.
- Fayetteville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Johnson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Johnson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,771 people
- Fayette Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fayette Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Junction
- Farmington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wheeler is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Springdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tontitown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greenland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
- Harris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Goshen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sonora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sonora is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- Elm Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barbara, with the one closest to Barbara listed first.
- Bethel Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bethel Heights is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,970 people
- Lowell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cave Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cave Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,737 people
- Silver Springs ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Logan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Logan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Highfill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Highfill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
- Rogers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- War Eagle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- War Eagle is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle
- Mason Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mason Valley is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Valley
- Trident
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Trident is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trident
- Prairie Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Prairie Creek is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Springtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Springtown is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Carroll County
- Mundell ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mundell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundell
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barbara, with the one closest to Barbara listed first.
- Winfrey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Winfrey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfrey
- Anna ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Anna is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Bidville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bidville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidville
- Stop ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stop is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
- Chester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Locke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Locke is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
- Lee Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lee Creek is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barbara, with the one closest to Barbara listed first.
- Wesley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wesley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Whitener
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Whitener is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitener
- Thompson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Hindsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Georgetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Crosses
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crosses is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses
- Japton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Japton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japton
- Delaney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Delaney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
- Huntsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Combs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brashears
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brashears is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashears
- Saint Paul
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paul is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Adair County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barbara, with the one closest to Barbara listed first.
- Watts Community
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Watts Community is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Community
- Watts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ballard
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ballard is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Westville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Chance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Chance is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
- Peavine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Peavine is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavine
- Addielee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Addielee is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielee
- Fairfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- West Peavine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Peavine is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peavine
- Christie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Christie is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Delaware County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barbara, with the one closest to Barbara listed first.
- West Siloam Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dripping Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dripping Springs is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Barbara, see our County-by-County Page for Barbara.
Cemeteries Near Barbara ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barbara.
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 Barbara - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Barbara covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Barbara, with the one closest to Barbara listed first.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fairview Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fayetteville National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Confederate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stearns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tharp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bowell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Combs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Buckner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stuckey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (307 more) ...
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Comfort Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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.
While we didn't find Barbara in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Barbara.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Barbara, with the one closest to Barbara listed first.
- Fayetteville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Johnson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Johnson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,771 people
- Fayette Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fayette Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Junction
- Baldwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Summit ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Farmington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wyman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wyman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
- Wheeler
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wheeler is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Greenland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greenland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
- Springdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Elm Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Goshen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rickert ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rickert is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickert
- Sulphur City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Barbara. See our List of 1890's Communities around Barbara.
Newspapers Published in Barbara ...
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 126 newspapers that have been published in the area around Barbara.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Barbara, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Barbara.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Barbara:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Carroll County
- Crawford County
- Madison County
- Adair County
- Delaware County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Barbara, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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- Barbara) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |