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 Bare Stone (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 Bare Stone. 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 and doctors 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.
Bare Stone is located in White 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 White County: Cleburne, Faulkner, Independence, Jackson, Lonoke, Prairie & Woodruff.
Below are the counties that are near Bare Stone. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bare Stone:
- White County (The home county of Bare Stone)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bare Stone, with the one closest to Bare Stone listed first.
- Bliss ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bliss is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Sunnydale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sunnydale is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydale
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Davenport is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Russell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clay is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Bald Knob
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bradford is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Judsonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Letona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Letona is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Pangburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kensett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Searcy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- West Point is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bare Stone, with the one closest to Bare Stone listed first.
- Rainbow Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rainbow Island is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Island
- Wilburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wilburn is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn
- Ida
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Almond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Almond is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Concord
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Tumbling Shoals
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Bayou
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Bayou is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bayou
- Yuba
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Yuba is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Drasco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Drasco is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drasco
- Heber Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
- Former name for Heber Springs:
- Sugar Loaf
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <1>
- Miller ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Miller is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Pearson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pearson is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Faulkner County
- Mount Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Independence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bare Stone, with the one closest to Bare Stone listed first.
- Pleasant Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Floral
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Floral is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Thida
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thida is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thida
- Rosie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rosie is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
- Oil Trough
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Salado
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Southside
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Southside is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Locust Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Locust Grove is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Magness
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Magness is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Desha
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Desha is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desha
- Newark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Batesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Moorefield
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Moorefield is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bare Stone, with the one closest to Bare Stone listed first.
- Grand Glaise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Grand Glaise is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Glaise
- Auvergne
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Auvergne is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvergne
- Shoffner
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Shoffner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoffner
- Tupelo
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Weldon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Weldon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Island Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Island Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Town
- Jacksonport
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Newport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Diaz
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Diaz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
- Campbell Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell Station is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Gourd Neck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gourd Neck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gourd Neck
- Remmel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Remmel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remmel
- Airport Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Airport Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Prairie County
- Hickory Plains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hickory Plains is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Plains
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bare Stone, with the one closest to Bare Stone listed first.
- Marcella
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marcella is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- Pleasant Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Woodruff County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bare Stone, with the one closest to Bare Stone listed first.
- Augusta
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Gregory
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gregory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Patterson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- Flynn ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flynn is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
- McCrory
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- McCrory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
- Colona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Colona is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
- DeView
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- DeView is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeView
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bare Stone, see our County-by-County Page for Bare Stone.
Cemeteries Near Bare Stone ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bare Stone.
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 Bare Stone - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bare Stone covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bare Stone, with the one closest to Bare Stone listed first.
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Velvet Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Prince Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Leggett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Goad Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bolden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Howell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (253 more) ...
- Union Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shady Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Bald Knob.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56214 <2>
- Gilbert Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
While we didn't find Bare Stone in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bare Stone.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bare Stone, with the one closest to Bare Stone listed first.
- Bliss ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bliss is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Denmark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Denmark is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Clear Water ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clear Water is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Water
- Little Red
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Little Red is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Red
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Davenport is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Clay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clay is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Russell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Bald Knob
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Judsonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bradford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bradford is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Pangburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Searcy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kensett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grand Glaise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Grand Glaise is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Glaise
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bare Stone. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bare Stone.
Newspapers Published in Bare Stone ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bare Stone.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bare Stone, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bare Stone.
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 Bare Stone:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to White County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Faulkner County
- Independence County
- Jackson County
- Prairie County
- Stone County
- Woodruff 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 Bare Stone, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Bare Stone) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |