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 Bend (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 Bend. 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 southwest 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 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.
Bend is located in Johnson 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 Johnson County: Franklin, Logan, Madison, Newton, Pope & Yell.
Below are the counties that are near Bend. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bend:
- Johnson County (The home county of Bend)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bend, with the one closest to Bend listed first.
- Knoxville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Knoxville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Piney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Piney is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Lamar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Spadra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spadra is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
- Clarksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hagarville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hagarville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville
- Ludwig
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ludwig is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
- Union City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Union City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Strawberry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Strawberry is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Hartman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hartman is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Lone Pine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Pine is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Harmony
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Coal Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bend, with the one closest to Bend listed first.
- Pontoon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pontoon is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
- Winrock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winrock is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winrock
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bend, with the one closest to Bend listed first.
- Alix
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Alix is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alix
- Denning
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Denning is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Altus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wiederkehr Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wiederkehr Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiederkehr Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Mountain Top
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Top is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Etna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Etna is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Ozark
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Webb City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Webb City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
- Watalula
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Watalula is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watalula
- Felkner Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Felkner Town is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felkner Town
- White Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bend, with the one closest to Bend listed first.
- New Blaine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Delaware
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Morrison Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Morrison Bluff is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Scranton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Scranton is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Sand Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sand Ridge is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Cotton Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cotton Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Subiaco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Corley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Corley is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Paris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Carbon City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Carbon City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon City
- Blue Mountain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Mountain is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Magazine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Magazine is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magazine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
- Caulksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Caulksville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caulksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bend, with the one closest to Bend listed first.
- Limestone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Limestone is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Walnut
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Walnut is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Perry County
- Casa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bend, with the one closest to Bend listed first.
- Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- London
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Augsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Augsburg is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
- Ross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ross is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Silex
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Silex is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Taral
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Taral is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taral
- Dover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Russellville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bernice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bernice is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- North Dardanelle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Dardanelle is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dardanelle
- Center Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Pottsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- 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
- Scottsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bend, with the one closest to Bend listed first.
- Chickalah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chickalah is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
- Dardanelle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Havana
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Marvinville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Marvinville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvinville
- Corinth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Corinth is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Danville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Centerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Petit Jean
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Petit Jean is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petit Jean
- Ola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cotton Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Town is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Birta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Birta is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bend, see our County-by-County Page for Bend.
Cemeteries Near Bend ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bend.
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 Bend - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bend covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bend, with the one closest to Bend listed first.
- Knoxville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Utley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Frietsche Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shoptaw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lewis Johnson Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Love Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ware Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Scholastica Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hickey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (386 more) ...
- Cazort Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- May Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tritt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Bend in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bend.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bend, with the one closest to Bend listed first.
- Knoxville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Knoxville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Piney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Piney is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Dublin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dublin is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Lamar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Prairie View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Prairie View is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
- Delaware
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- London
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Spadra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spadra is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
- Morrison Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Morrison Bluff is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Augsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Augsburg is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
- Clarksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ellsworth ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ellsworth is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Mill Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mill Creek is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Ross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ross is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bend. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bend.
Newspapers Published in Bend ...
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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bend.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bend, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bend.
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 helpful 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 Bend:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Johnson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Franklin County
- Logan County
- Newton County
- Perry County
- Pope 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bend) 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 Bend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |