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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Blewford. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Blewford to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Blewford, 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 Blewford (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 Blewford. 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 hospitals and 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Blewford is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Blewford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blewford:
- Washington County (The home county of Blewford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blewford, with the one closest to Blewford listed first.
- Tontitown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wheeler
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Elm Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Johnson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Johnson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,771 people
- Rickert ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rickert is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickert
- Farmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Viney Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Viney Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viney Grove
- Fayetteville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Junction
- Prairie Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cincinnati
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cincinnati is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blewford, with the one closest to Blewford listed first.
- Logan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Logan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Highfill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Highfill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
- Mason Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mason Valley is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Valley
- Cave Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,737 people
- Springtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Springtown is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Trident
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Trident is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trident
- Gentry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lowell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hico
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hico is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Siloam Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bethel Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bethel Heights is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,970 people
- Centerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Carroll County
- Mundell ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mundell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundell
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blewford, with the one closest to Blewford listed first.
- Stop ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Stop is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
- Anna ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Anna is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blewford, with the one closest to Blewford listed first.
- Wesley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wesley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Whitener
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Whitener is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitener
- Hindsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Thompson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Georgetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- McDonald County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blewford, with the one closest to Blewford listed first.
- Jane
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- 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 <2>
- Noel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Noel is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noel <2>
- Pineville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- South West City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ginger Blue
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ginger Blue is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Blue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Lanagan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Adair County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blewford, with the one closest to Blewford listed first.
- Watts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Watts Community
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Watts Community is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Community
- Ballard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ballard is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Westville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chance
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chance is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
- Addielee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Addielee is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielee
- Christie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Christie is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Peavine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Peavine is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavine
- Chewey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chewey is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewey
- West Peavine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Peavine is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peavine
- Fairfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Marietta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee County (OK)
- Scraper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Scraper is located in Cherokee County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scraper
- Delaware County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blewford, with the one closest to Blewford listed first.
- West Siloam Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dripping Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dripping Springs is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
- Beckwith
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Beckwith is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Colcord
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Flint Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Flint Creek is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Creek
- Cloud Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cloud Creek is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Creek
- Sycamore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Kansas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Oaks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oaks is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oaks <2>
- Twin Oaks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Brush Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Creek is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blewford, see our County-by-County Page for Blewford.
Cemeteries Near Blewford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blewford.
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 Blewford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blewford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blewford, with the one closest to Blewford listed first.
- Yell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Neale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale Cemetery
- The Neale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Neal Cemetery
- Logan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Highfill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Derrick - Robbins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derrick - Robbins Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Derrick - Robbins Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the southwest of Cave Springs.
- The Derrick - Robbins Cemetery has also been known as:
- Colonel Myers Farm Cemetery
- Old Robbins Farm Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2551713 <3>
- Douglas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Martin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Springtown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmount Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (304 more) ...
- Armstrong Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mt. Comfort Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stuckey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.
While we didn't find Blewford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blewford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blewford, with the one closest to Blewford listed first.
- Robinson
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Robinson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Logan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Logan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Wager ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wager is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wager
- Wheeler
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Elm Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cannon ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cannon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Osage Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Osage Mills is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Mills
- Springtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Springtown is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Flint ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Flint is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Mason Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mason Valley is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Valley
- Trident
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Trident is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trident
- Rickert ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rickert is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickert
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Farmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Johnson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,771 people
- Colville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Blewford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blewford.
Newspapers Published in Blewford ...
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 165 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blewford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blewford, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blewford.
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 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 Blewford:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Carroll County
- Crawford County
- Madison County
- McDonald County
- Adair County
- Cherokee County
- Delaware 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 Blewford, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blewford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |