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 Bland Ferry (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 Bland Ferry. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Bland Ferry is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Benton, Crawford, Madison & Adair (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Bland Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bland Ferry:
- Washington County (The home county of Bland Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bland Ferry, with the one closest to Bland Ferry listed first.
- War Eagle Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- War Eagle Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle Cove
- Blue Springs Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Blue Springs Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs Village
- Sonora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sonora is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- Spring Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Mayfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mayfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Springdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Goshen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Johnson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,771 people
- Elm Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Harris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Harris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Fayetteville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tontitown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bland Ferry, with the one closest to Bland Ferry listed first.
- Silver Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Silver Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Bethel Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethel Heights is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,970 people
- War Eagle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- War Eagle is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle
- Lowell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Prairie Creek is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Puckett ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Puckett is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Rogers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cave Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,737 people
- Avoca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Avoca is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Brightwater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brightwater is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwater
- Lost Bridge Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lost Bridge Village is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Bridge Village
- Little Flock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Little Flock is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Flock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,812 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bland Ferry, with the one closest to Bland Ferry listed first.
- Mundell ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mundell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundell
- Eureka Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Winona Springs ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Winona Springs is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Springs
- Gaskins ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gaskins is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins
- Beaver
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Metalton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Metalton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metalton
- Berryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dryfork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dryfork is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
- Rudd
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rudd is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Urbanette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Urbanette is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbanette
- Conway County
- Grandview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bland Ferry, with the one closest to Bland Ferry listed first.
- Whitener
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whitener is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitener
- Hindsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Georgetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Huntsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Thompson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Japton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Japton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japton
- Crosses
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Crosses is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses
- Marble
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Marble is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
- Delaney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Delaney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
- Witter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Witter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witter
- Combs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Barry County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bland Ferry, with the one closest to Bland Ferry listed first.
- Seligman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Seligman is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seligman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Washburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Chain-O-Lakes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chain-O-Lakes is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-O-Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Eagle Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Golden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bland Ferry, with the one closest to Bland Ferry listed first.
- Jane
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jane is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jane <1>
- Powell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Powell is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bland Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Bland Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Bland Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bland Ferry.
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 Bland Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bland Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bland Ferry, with the one closest to Bland Ferry listed first.
- Butler Ford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hickory Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dibler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Head Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Head Family Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the east of Springdale.
- The Head Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Head Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54283 <3>
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Joyce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stanley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- War Eagle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Frisco Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (288 more) ...
- Key Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mayfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morriss Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Bland Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bland Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bland Ferry, with the one closest to Bland Ferry listed first.
- Creech
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Creech is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creech
- Spring Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Silver Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Silver Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Key ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Key is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key
- Springdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Goshen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Whitener
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whitener is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitener
- Lowell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,771 people
- Wyman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wyman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
- Hindsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Summit ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Larue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Larue is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
- Rogers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Colville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Colville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bland Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bland Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Bland Ferry ...
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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bland Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bland Ferry, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bland Ferry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Bland Ferry:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Carroll County
- Conway County
- Madison County
- Barry County
- McDonald 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bland Ferry) 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 Bland Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |