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 Blick (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 Blick. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Blick 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 Blick. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blick:
- Conway County (The home county of Blick)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blick, with the one closest to Blick listed first.
- Cleveland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Middleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Old Hickory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Jerusalem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Center Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Solgohachia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Hattieville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Austin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Springfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plumerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Morrilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Menifee
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blick, with the one closest to Blick listed first.
- Quitman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Higden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blick, with the one closest to Blick listed first.
- Twin Groves
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Wooster
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Guy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Guy is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Greenbrier
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Conway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Enders
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Enders is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Lollie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
- Holland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Preston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Hamlet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blick, with the one closest to Blick listed first.
- Toad Suck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Toad Suck is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
- Perry
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Houston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Bigelow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Perryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Adona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Fourche
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fourche is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blick, with the one closest to Blick listed first.
- Appleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Economy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Caglesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Oak Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Atkins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hector
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Moreland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Wilson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scottsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Laurel ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Pottsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Center Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Searcy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blick, with the one closest to Blick listed first.
- Witt's Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Watts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blick, with the one closest to Blick listed first.
- Scotland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Formosa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Formosa is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa
- Rex
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rex is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Damascus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Alread
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Choctaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Crabtree
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Bee Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Gravesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gravesville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
- Copeland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Copeland is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Clinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Green Tree
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blick, with the one closest to Blick listed first.
- Cotton Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Town is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Dardanelle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blick, see our County-by-County Page for Blick.
Cemeteries Near Blick ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blick.
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 Blick - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blick covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blick, with the one closest to Blick listed first.
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Campground Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Upchurch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brents Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lowder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Nichols Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Whitehead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Prospect Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dunham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reid Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lanty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (293 more) ...
- Fonville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sharron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<2>
While we didn't find Blick in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blick.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blick, with the one closest to Blick listed first.
- Cleveland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lick Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lick Mountain is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Mountain
- Saint Vincent
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Saint Vincent is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vincent
- Old Hickory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Jerusalem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Liberty Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Liberty Springs is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Springs
- Hattieville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Claude
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Claude is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claude
- Edge ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Edge is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
- Appleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Springfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scotland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Economy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Latham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Latham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Martinville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Martinville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blick. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blick.
Newspapers Published in Blick ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blick.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blick, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blick.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Blick:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Conway County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Faulkner County
- Perry County
- Pope County
- Searcy 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> | 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 Blick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Blick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |