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 Bengel (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 Bengel. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Bengel is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Craighead, Cross, Independence, Lawrence, Poinsett, White & Woodruff.
Below are the counties that are near Bengel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bengel:
- Jackson County (The home county of Bengel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bengel, with the one closest to Bengel listed first.
- Shoffner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shoffner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoffner
- Weldon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Weldon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Grand Glaise
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Grand Glaise is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Glaise
- Auvergne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Auvergne is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvergne
- Tupelo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Island Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Island Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Town
- Newport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Remmel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Remmel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remmel
- Gourd Neck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gourd Neck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gourd Neck
- Algoa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Algoa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoa
- Beedeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Beedeville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beedeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Diaz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Diaz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
- Jacksonport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cleburne County
- Rainbow Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rainbow Island is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Island
- Cross County
- Hickory Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Independence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bengel, with the one closest to Bengel listed first.
- Thida
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thida is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thida
- Oil Trough
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newark
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Plains
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Magness
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Magness is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Rosie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rosie is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
- Salado
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Sulphur Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Southside
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Southside is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Cord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cord is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cord
- Moorefield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moorefield is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Charlotte
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Charlotte is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Floral
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Floral is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Poinsett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bengel, with the one closest to Bengel listed first.
- Fisher
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fisher is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Waldenburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Weiner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Prairie County
- Little Dixie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Little Dixie is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dixie
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bengel, with the one closest to Bengel listed first.
- Bradford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bradford is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Russell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bliss ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bliss is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Bald Knob
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnydale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sunnydale is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydale
- Judsonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Davenport is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Georgetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- West Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- West Point is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Kensett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Clay is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Searcy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Higginson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Higginson is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Woodruff County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bengel, with the one closest to Bengel listed first.
- Augusta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Riverside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Patterson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Patterson is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- McCrory
(15 miles [24.1 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
- DeView
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- DeView is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeView
- Colona
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Colona is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
- Morton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Morton is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Flynn ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Flynn is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
- Gregory
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Gregory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Howell
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Howell is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Bemis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bemis is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
- Hunter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bengel, see our County-by-County Page for Bengel.
Cemeteries Near Bengel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bengel.
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 Bengel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bengel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bengel, with the one closest to Bengel listed first.
- White Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McDonald Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Coffeyville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nuckles Switch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lone Beech Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Anthony Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oakland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (229 more) ...
- Hickman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Briar Fork Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Watson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Bengel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bengel.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bengel, with the one closest to Bengel listed first.
- Weldon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Weldon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Shoffner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shoffner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoffner
- Olyphant
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Olyphant is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olyphant
- Grand Glaise
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Grand Glaise is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Glaise
- Tupelo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Auvergne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Auvergne is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvergne
- Bradford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bradford is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Augusta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Riverside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Remmel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Remmel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remmel
- Newport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Russell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Elmo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Elmo is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Diaz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Diaz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
- Jacksonport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bengel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bengel.
Newspapers Published in Bengel ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bengel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bengel, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bengel.
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 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 Bengel:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Cross County
- Independence County
- Poinsett County
- Prairie County
- White 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 Bengel, 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' (or 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- Bengel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |