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 Bee Branch (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 Bee Branch. 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.
Name Variations for Bee Branch ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Bee Branch: Bee Br. (or less commonly used: Bee Brnch.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Bee Branch is located in Van Buren 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 Van Buren County: Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Searcy & Stone.
Below are the counties that are near Bee Branch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bee Branch:
- Van Buren County (The home county of Bee Branch)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bee Branch, with the one closest to Bee Branch listed first.
- Morganton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morganton is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Green Tree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Gravesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gravesville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
- Choctaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Damascus
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Formosa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Formosa is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa
- Clinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chalk ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chalk is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
- Eglantine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
- Fairfield Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Scotland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shirley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Crabtree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bee Branch, with the one closest to Bee Branch listed first.
- Quitman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Higden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greers Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Miller ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Miller is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Pearson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pearson is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Edgemont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Heber Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Yuba
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Yuba is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Prim
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tumbling Shoals
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ida
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Drasco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Drasco is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drasco
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bee Branch, with the one closest to Bee Branch listed first.
- Austin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Center Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Springfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Solgohachia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Menifee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hattieville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Plumerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Old Hickory
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Morrilton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bee Branch, with the one closest to Bee Branch listed first.
- Guy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Guy is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Twin Groves
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Enders
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Enders is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Greenbrier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Centerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Wooster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Holland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Enola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Enola is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Mount Vernon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Conway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Beryl
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Beryl is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl
- Hamlet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Vilonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Perry County
- Toad Suck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Toad Suck is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bee Branch, with the one closest to Bee Branch listed first.
- Appleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Tilly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tilly is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly
- Economy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Searcy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bee Branch, with the one closest to Bee Branch listed first.
- Leslie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Watts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bee Branch, with the one closest to Bee Branch listed first.
- Fox
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fox is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Timbo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Alco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Alco is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bee Branch, with the one closest to Bee Branch listed first.
- Rose Bud
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Romance
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- El Paso
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Floyd
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Floyd is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bee Branch, see our County-by-County Page for Bee Branch.
Cemeteries Near Bee Branch ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bee Branch.
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 Bee Branch - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bee Branch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bee Branch, with the one closest to Bee Branch listed first.
- Bee Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hardin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Blackwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Quattlebaum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Center Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spires Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hunter - Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mode Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mode Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mode Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55094 <3>
- Central Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Halbrooks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (233 more) ...
- Johnson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Martinville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Copperas Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bee Branch had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bee Branch, with the one closest to Bee Branch listed first.
- Morganton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morganton is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Damascus
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Choctaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Pinnacle Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pinnacle Springs is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle Springs
- Guy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Guy is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Martinville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Martinville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinville
- Clinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chalk ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chalk is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
- Eglantine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
- Quitman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Claude
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Claude is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claude
- Enders
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Enders is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Scotland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lick Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lick Mountain is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Mountain
- Greenbrier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bee Branch. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bee Branch.
Newspapers Published in Bee Branch ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bee Branch.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bee Branch, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bee Branch.
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 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 Bee Branch:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Van Buren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Conway County
- Faulkner County
- Perry County
- Pope County
- Searcy County
- Stone County
- White 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bee Branch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Bee Branch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |