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 Bertha (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 Bertha. 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.
Bertha is located in Pope 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 Pope County: Conway, Johnson, Logan, Newton, Van Buren & Yell.
Below are the counties that are near Bertha. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bertha:
- Pope County (The home county of Bertha)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bertha, with the one closest to Bertha listed first.
- Silex
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Silex is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Laurel ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Tilly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tilly is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly
- Ross
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ross is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Scottsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Hector
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Augsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Augsburg is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
- Dover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Taral
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Taral is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taral
- Moreland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Appleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Caglesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Center Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Conway County
- Jerusalem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bertha, with the one closest to Bertha listed first.
- Strawberry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Strawberry is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Hagarville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hagarville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville
- Ozone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ludwig
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ludwig is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
- Lamar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Pine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Pine is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Oark
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Clarksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Knoxville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Piney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Piney is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Union City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Spadra
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spadra is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bertha, with the one closest to Bertha listed first.
- Delaware
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Morrison Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Bluff is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bertha, with the one closest to Bertha listed first.
- Boston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Boston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Pettigrew
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bertha, with the one closest to Bertha listed first.
- Deer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Limestone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Limestone is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Walnut
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Swain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Swain is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Mount Judea
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Parthenon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Vendor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Vendor is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
- Murray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Murray is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Mossville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mossville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Jasper
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hasty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hasty is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Boxley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Boxley is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
- Ponca
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Searcy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bertha, with the one closest to Bertha listed first.
- Witt's Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Blanco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blanco is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Watts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Pindall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pindall is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Saint Joe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bertha, with the one closest to Bertha listed first.
- Rex
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rex is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Alread
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Copeland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Copeland is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bertha, see our County-by-County Page for Bertha.
Cemeteries Near Bertha ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bertha.
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 Bertha - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bertha covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bertha, with the one closest to Bertha listed first.
- Self Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Self Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Coleman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Freeman Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Treat Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Treat Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shannon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Freeman Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tarlton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (301 more) ...
- Tarlton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Essex Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove 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 Bertha in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bertha.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bertha, with the one closest to Bertha listed first.
- Fort Douglas
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fort Douglas is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Douglas
- Walnut
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Smyrna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Smyrna is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Silex
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Silex is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Laurel ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Red Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Red Rock is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Swain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Swain is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Zadock ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zadock is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadock
- Mount Judea
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Ozone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hagarville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hagarville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville
- Lutherville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lutherville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutherville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Witt's Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Northwood ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Northwood is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
- Murray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Murray is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bertha. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bertha.
Newspapers Published in Bertha ...
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 Bertha.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bertha, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bertha.
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 Bertha:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Pope County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Johnson County
- Logan County
- Madison County
- Newton County
- Searcy County
- Van Buren 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 Bertha, 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 from Point A (ie- Bertha) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |