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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Bingen. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bingen to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bingen, please Contact Us.
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 Bingen (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 Bingen. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Bingen is historic, it would have been located within present day Hempstead 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 Hempstead County: Clark, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Nevada & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Bingen. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bingen:
- Hempstead County (The home county of Bingen)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bingen, with the one closest to Bingen listed first.
- Tokio
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tokio is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
- Doyle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Doyle is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Clow
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clow is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clow
- McCaskill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- McCaskill is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Ozan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ozan is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Columbus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Blevins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blevins is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Washington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakhaven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oakhaven is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- McNab
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- McNab is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNab
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Fulton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fulton is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Perrytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Perrytown is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Calhoun County
- Unco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Unco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unco
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bingen, with the one closest to Bingen listed first.
- Okolona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Amity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Amity is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Alpine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alpine is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bingen, with the one closest to Bingen listed first.
- Nashville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Buck Range
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buck Range is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Range
- Blue Bayou
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Blue Bayou is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Bayou
- Mineral Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Center Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Center Point is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Tollette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tollette is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Dierks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saratoga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Euclid
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Euclid is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Athens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Umpire
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Umpire is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpire
- Galena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Galena is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Little River County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bingen, with the one closest to Bingen listed first.
- Yarborough Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yarborough Landing is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarborough Landing
- Millwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Millwood is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Wilton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashdown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alleene
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alleene is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleene
- Ogden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ogden is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bingen, with the one closest to Bingen listed first.
- Caddo Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Manfred
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Manfred is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manfred
- Hickory Station ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Station is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Station
- Nevada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bingen, with the one closest to Bingen listed first.
- Emmet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Emmet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Prescott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boughton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Boughton is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boughton
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bingen, with the one closest to Bingen listed first.
- Highland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Roy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Roy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
- Kimberley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kimberley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberley
- Murfreesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nathan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nathan is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan
- Mount Moriah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Moriah is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Billstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Billstown is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billstown
- Pisgah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pisgah is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Pike City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pike City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Bowen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bowen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Delight
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Daisy
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Daisy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Grandfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Grandfield is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfield
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bingen, with the one closest to Bingen listed first.
- Paraloma
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Paraloma is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paraloma
- Ben Lomond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lockesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lockesburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Norwoodville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Norwoodville is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwoodville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bingen, see our County-by-County Page for Bingen.
Cemeteries Near Bingen ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bingen.
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 Bingen - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bingen covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bingen, with the one closest to Bingen listed first.
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Nashville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cummings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Temperanceville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Peter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (214 more) ...
- Young Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Japany Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japany Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Japany Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the southeast of Murfreesboro.
- Murfreesboro Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.
While we didn't find Bingen in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bingen.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bingen, with the one closest to Bingen listed first.
- Doyle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Doyle is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Compton ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Compton is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Nashville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clow
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clow is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clow
- Roy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Roy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
- Corinth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Murfreesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Perkins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Perkins is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Nathan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nathan is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan
- Buck Range
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buck Range is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Range
- Ozan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ozan is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Center Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Center Point is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Tollette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tollette is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Muddy Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Muddy Fork is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Fork
- Brocktown ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brocktown is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brocktown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bingen. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bingen.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Bingen ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bingen.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Bingen. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Bingen and those printed in the larger area surrounding Bingen.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4> of Bingen.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Bingen:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Hempstead County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Clark County
- Howard County
- Little River County
- Montgomery County
- Nevada County
- Pike County
- Sevier County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bingen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Bingen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |