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 Belleville (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 Belleville. 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.
Belleville is located in Yell 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 Yell County: Conway, Garland, Logan, Montgomery, Perry, Pope & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Belleville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Belleville:
- Yell County (The home county of Belleville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belleville, with the one closest to Belleville listed first.
- Corinth
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Corinth is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Danville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Havana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Marvinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Marvinville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvinville
- Chickalah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chickalah is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
- Rover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wing is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Plainview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Briggsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Briggsville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Waltreak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waltreak is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltreak
- Ola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Petit Jean
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Petit Jean is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petit Jean
- Bluffton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bluffton is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belleville, with the one closest to Belleville listed first.
- Pontoon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pontoon is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
- Winrock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Winrock is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winrock
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belleville, with the one closest to Belleville listed first.
- Alix
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alix is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alix
- Denning
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Denning is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Altus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Etna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Etna is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Garland County
- Gladstone ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gladstone is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belleville, with the one closest to Belleville listed first.
- Piney
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Piney is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Knoxville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Knoxville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Spadra
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Spadra is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
- Lamar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hartman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hartman is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Clarksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Coal Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Union City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Union City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Ludwig
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ludwig is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
- Hagarville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hagarville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville
- Smeadley ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Smeadley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smeadley
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belleville, with the one closest to Belleville listed first.
- New Blaine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Corley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Corley is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Delaware
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Sand Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Ridge is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Blue Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Blue Mountain is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Subiaco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scranton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Scranton is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Magazine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Magazine is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magazine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
- Morrison Bluff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Morrison Bluff is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Paris
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Carbon City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon City
- Booneville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belleville, with the one closest to Belleville listed first.
- Fannie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fannie is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannie
- Story
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Washita
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Washita is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belleville, with the one closest to Belleville listed first.
- Casa
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Deberrie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Deberrie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deberrie
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belleville, with the one closest to Belleville listed first.
- Georgetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- London
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Dardanelle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Dardanelle is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dardanelle
- Bernice
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bernice is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Russellville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holla Bend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Holla Bend is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
- Pottsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Augsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Augsburg is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
- Center Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Taral
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Taral is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taral
- Ross
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ross is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Dover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Atkins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belleville, with the one closest to Belleville listed first.
- Little Texas
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Little Texas is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Nebraska ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Nebraska is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
- Harvey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harvey is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Cardiff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cardiff is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Belleville, see our County-by-County Page for Belleville.
Cemeteries Near Belleville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Belleville.
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 Belleville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Belleville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Belleville, with the one closest to Belleville listed first.
- Russell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lower Spring Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Upper Spring Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lynch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riley Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Danville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- McBride Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Guinn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sides Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (317 more) ...
- Earl Ladd Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stafford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Belleville had a population of 247 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Belleville had a population of 411 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Belleville, with the one closest to Belleville listed first.
- Danville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ranger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ranger is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Marvinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Marvinville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvinville
- Shark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shark is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shark
- Gilkey ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gilkey is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilkey
- Alpha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alpha is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Wing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wing is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Rover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chickalah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chickalah is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
- Waveland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Waveland is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waveland
- Briggsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Briggsville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Ola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Corley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Corley is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Southern Home ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Southern Home is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Home
- Mount Nebo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Nebo is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Belleville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Belleville.
Newspapers Published in Belleville ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Belleville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Belleville, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Belleville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Belleville:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Yell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Franklin County
- Garland County
- Johnson County
- Logan County
- Montgomery County
- Perry County
- Pope County
- Scott 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> | 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 Belleville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Belleville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |