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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Blowing Cave. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Blowing Cave to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Blowing Cave, 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 Blowing Cave (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 Blowing Cave. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Blowing Cave is historic, it would have been located within present day Independence 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 Independence County: Cleburne, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Sharp, Stone & White.
Below are the counties that are near Blowing Cave. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blowing Cave:
- Independence County (The home county of Blowing Cave)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blowing Cave, with the one closest to Blowing Cave listed first.
- Pfeiffer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pfeiffer is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Batesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Denieville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Denieville is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denieville
- Sandtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sandtown is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Cushman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cushman is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Desha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Desha is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desha
- Moorefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moorefield is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Bethesda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bethesda is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
- Southside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Southside is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Locust Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Salado
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Cave City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blowing Cave, with the one closest to Blowing Cave listed first.
- Almond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Almond is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Concord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Wolf Bayou
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Bayou is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bayou
- Drasco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Drasco is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drasco
- Ida
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tumbling Shoals
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wilburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wilburn is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn
- Prim
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rainbow Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rainbow Island is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Island
- Heber Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
- Former name for Heber Springs:
- Sugar Loaf
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <2>
- Izard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blowing Cave, with the one closest to Blowing Cave listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bone Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bone Town is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Town
- Guion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Guion is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Sage
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sage is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage
- Lunenburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lunenburg is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- LaCrosse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- LaCrosse is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCrosse
- Melbourne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jumbo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jumbo is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Franklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Newburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newburg is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Violet Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Violet Hill is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill
- Brockwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brockwell is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockwell
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blowing Cave, with the one closest to Blowing Cave listed first.
- Elgin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Elgin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Jacksonport
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Kenyon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kenyon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Campbell Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell Station is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Diaz
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Diaz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
- Tuckerman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Newport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Glaise
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Glaise is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Glaise
- Island Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Island Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Town
- Airport Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Airport Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Swifton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Swifton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blowing Cave, with the one closest to Blowing Cave listed first.
- Saffell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Saffell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffell
- Strawberry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Strawberry is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Lynn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smithville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smithville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Sharp County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blowing Cave, with the one closest to Blowing Cave listed first.
- Maxville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Maxville is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Sidney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sidney is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Grange
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grange is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Evening Shade
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Poughkeepsie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Poughkeepsie is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
- Ash Flat
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blowing Cave, with the one closest to Blowing Cave listed first.
- Marcella
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Marcella is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- Pleasant Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Mountain View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blowing Cave, with the one closest to Blowing Cave listed first.
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Davenport is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Sunnydale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sunnydale is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydale
- Bliss ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bliss is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Pangburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bradford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Clay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clay is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blowing Cave, see our County-by-County Page for Blowing Cave.
Cemeteries Near Blowing Cave ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blowing Cave.
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 Blowing Cave - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blowing Cave covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blowing Cave, with the one closest to Blowing Cave listed first.
- Belleview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Greenfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Chinn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ruddell Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Claxton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Old Ruddell Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (330 more) ...
- Stark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Cushman.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55757 <4>
- Willis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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 Blowing Cave in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blowing Cave.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blowing Cave, with the one closest to Blowing Cave listed first.
- Denieville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Denieville is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denieville
- Batesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sandtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sandtown is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Desha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Desha is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desha
- Moorefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moorefield is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Cushman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cushman is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Bethesda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bethesda is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
- Hickory Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Valley is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
- Alvis ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alvis is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvis
- Jamestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jamestown is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Salado
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Sulphur Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Almond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Almond is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Marcella
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Marcella is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- Rosie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rosie is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blowing Cave. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blowing Cave.
Newspapers Published in Blowing Cave ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blowing Cave.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blowing Cave, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blowing Cave.
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 Blowing Cave:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Independence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Izard County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Sharp County
- Stone County
- White 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 Blowing Cave, 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Blowing Cave) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |