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 Blackwell (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 Blackwell. 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.
Blackwell is located in Conway 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 Conway County: Faulkner, Perry, Pope, Van Buren & Yell.
Below are the counties that are near Blackwell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blackwell:
- Conway County (The home county of Blackwell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackwell, with the one closest to Blackwell listed first.
- Hattieville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Old Hickory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Morrilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winrock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Winrock is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winrock
- Solgohachia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Oppelo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Plumerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jerusalem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pontoon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pontoon is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
- Middleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Cleveland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Menifee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackwell, with the one closest to Blackwell listed first.
- Wooster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lollie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
- Conway
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Groves
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Greenbrier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Preston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Guy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Guy is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Mayflower
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson County
- Piney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Piney is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Logan County
- Delaware
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackwell, with the one closest to Blackwell listed first.
- Perry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Adona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Perryville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Houston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Casa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Toad Suck
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Toad Suck is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
- Bigelow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Fourche
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fourche is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Deberrie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Deberrie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deberrie
- Little Italy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Little Italy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackwell, with the one closest to Blackwell listed first.
- Atkins
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wilson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Economy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Oak Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pottsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- 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
- Holla Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Holla Bend is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
- Caglesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Moreland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Appleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Center Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Bernice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bernice is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Russellville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackwell, with the one closest to Blackwell listed first.
- Monnie Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Monnie Springs is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monnie Springs
- Roland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackwell, with the one closest to Blackwell listed first.
- Scotland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Formosa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Formosa is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa
- Damascus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rex
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rex is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Alread
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Bee Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Choctaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Gravesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gravesville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackwell, with the one closest to Blackwell listed first.
- Cotton Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Town is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Dardanelle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Centerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Birta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Birta is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
- Petit Jean
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Petit Jean is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petit Jean
- Ola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chickalah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Chickalah is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
- Plainview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blackwell, see our County-by-County Page for Blackwell.
Cemeteries Near Blackwell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blackwell.
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 Blackwell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blackwell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blackwell, with the one closest to Blackwell listed first.
- Happy Bend Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Byerly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wiedower Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beeson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Atkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Atkins Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Childers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Morrilton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53812 <2>
- West Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (296 more) ...
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Higgins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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 Blackwell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blackwell.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blackwell, with the one closest to Blackwell listed first.
- Hattieville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Atkins
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Economy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Morrilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Old Hickory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Ada
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ada is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Saint Vincent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Vincent is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vincent
- Oppelo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Carden Bottoms
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carden Bottoms is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden Bottoms
- Divide ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Divide is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
- Holla Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Holla Bend is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
- Plumerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Jerusalem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Adona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Caglesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blackwell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blackwell.
Newspapers Published in Blackwell ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blackwell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blackwell, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blackwell.
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 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 Blackwell:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Conway County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Faulkner County
- Johnson County
- Logan County
- Perry County
- Pope County
- Pulaski County
- Van Buren 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> | 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 Blackwell, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blackwell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |