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 Blocher (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 Blocher. 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 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.
Blocher is located in Saline 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 Saline County: Garland, Grant, Hot Spring, Perry & Pulaski.
Below are the counties that are near Blocher. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blocher:
- Saline County (The home county of Blocher)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blocher, with the one closest to Blocher listed first.
- Rubicon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rubicon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
- Paron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Paron is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paron
- Kentucky
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kentucky is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Fairplay ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairplay is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Avilla
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Avilla is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Congo
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Congo is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Haskell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Salem is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Benton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Traskwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Traskwood is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traskwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Bauxite
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bauxite is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Bryant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Shaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shaw is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blocher, with the one closest to Blocher listed first.
- Oppelo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Pontoon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pontoon is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
- Faulkner County
- Lollie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
- Garland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blocher, with the one closest to Blocher listed first.
- Fountain Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Hot Springs Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jessieville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blue Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Blue Springs is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Lonsdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Price
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Price is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Hot Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Pine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Piney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Piney is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Rockwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwell is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell
- Lake Hamilton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Royal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gladstone ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gladstone is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blocher, with the one closest to Blocher listed first.
- Tull
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tull is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
- Poyen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Poyen is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Hot Spring County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blocher, with the one closest to Blocher listed first.
- Magnet Cove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Magnet Cove is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
- Butterfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Butterfield is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Rockport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rockport is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Malvern
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Perla
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Perla is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Social Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Social Hill is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Hill
- Saginaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Saginaw is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Etta ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Etta is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etta
- Bismarck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Midway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Montgomery County
- Fannie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fannie is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannie
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blocher, with the one closest to Blocher listed first.
- Deberrie
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Deberrie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deberrie
- Perryville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Adona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Casa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Perry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Little Italy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Little Italy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Bigelow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fourche
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fourche is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Houston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blocher, with the one closest to Blocher listed first.
- Ferndale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ferndale is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Banty ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Banty is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banty
- Alexander
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Secluded Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Secluded Hills is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secluded Hills
- Natural Steps
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Natural Steps is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Steps
- Roland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Monnie Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Monnie Springs is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monnie Springs
- Mabelvale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Maumelle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blocher, with the one closest to Blocher listed first.
- Birta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Birta is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
- Ola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cotton Town is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Plainview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blocher, see our County-by-County Page for Blocher.
Cemeteries Near Blocher ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blocher.
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 Blocher - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blocher covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blocher, with the one closest to Blocher listed first.
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wesleys Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Slate Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bolin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Talley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Medlock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beth Jacob Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Newkirk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Geurin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cosby Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ozark Lithia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark Lithia Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ozark Lithia Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Mountain Valley.
- The Ozark Lithia Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ozark Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55564 <2>
- Shiloh Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (184 more) ...
- Mountain Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fowler Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- McGill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Blocher had a population of 27 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blocher, with the one closest to Blocher listed first.
- Owensville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Owensville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
- Reform
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Reform is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Jessieville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mountain Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Valley is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Valley
- Bland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bland is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
- Hot Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cove Creek ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cove Creek is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
- Fairplay ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairplay is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Hollis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Butterfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Butterfield is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Avilla
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Avilla is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Tatumville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tatumville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Aplin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Aplin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Benton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Traskwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Traskwood is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traskwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blocher. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blocher.
Newspapers Published in Blocher ...
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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blocher.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blocher, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blocher.
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 Blocher:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Saline County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Faulkner County
- Garland County
- Grant County
- Hot Spring County
- Montgomery County
- Perry County
- Pulaski 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> | 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- Blocher) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Blocher, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |