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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Blue Springs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Blue Springs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Blue Springs, 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 Blue Springs (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 Blue Springs. 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.
Name Variations for Blue Springs ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Blue Springs: Blue Spgs. (or less commonly used: Blue Spngs. or Blue Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Blue Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Blue Springs.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Although our information shows that the community of Blue Springs is historic, it would have been located within present day Bradley 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 Bradley County: Ashley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Drew & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Blue Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blue Springs:
- Bradley County (The home county of Blue Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Springs, with the one closest to Blue Springs listed first.
- Banks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Banks is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Lanark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lanark is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
- Farmville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Farmville is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Warren
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gravelridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gravelridge is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelridge
- Jersey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hermitage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sumpter
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sumpter is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Ingalls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ingalls is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
- Moro Bay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Moro Bay is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro Bay
- Sturgis ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sturgis is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
- Johnsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsville is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Springs, with the one closest to Blue Springs listed first.
- Tinsman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tinsman is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Harrell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harrell is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Hampton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thornton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thornton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Harlow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harlow is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow
- Hopeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hopeville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Springs, with the one closest to Blue Springs listed first.
- New Edinburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Edinburg is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Edinburg
- Orlando
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orlando is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Kingsland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kingsland is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Saline
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Saline is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Rye
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rye is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Annover ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Annover is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annover
- Toledo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Toledo is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Pansy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pansy is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Rison
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- White Oak Bluff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- White Oak Bluff is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Bluff
- Staves
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Staves is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staves
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Springs, with the one closest to Blue Springs listed first.
- Fordyce
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ivan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ivan is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
- Bunn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bunn is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
- Drew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Springs, with the one closest to Blue Springs listed first.
- Wilmar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wilmar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Barkada
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Barkada is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkada
- Rose Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Monticello
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lacey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lacey is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Springs, with the one closest to Blue Springs listed first.
- Cornerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cornerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Palmyra
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Palmyra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Ouachita County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Springs, with the one closest to Blue Springs listed first.
- Bearden
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Millville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Millville is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- East Camden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- East Camden is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Camden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Joyce City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Joyce City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce City
- Vanduzer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Vanduzer is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanduzer
- Camden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cullendale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cullendale is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullendale
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Springs, with the one closest to Blue Springs listed first.
- Calion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Calion is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
- Crain City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crain City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain City
- Norphlet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Norphlet is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norphlet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
- Perdue City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Perdue City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue City
- Sandy Land
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Land is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Land
- Smackover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- White County
- Holly Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blue Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Blue Springs.
Cemeteries Near Blue Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blue Springs.
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 Blue Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blue Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blue Springs, with the one closest to Blue Springs listed first.
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- McFarland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McLeod Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Earnest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Newton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crossroads Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Good Hope Methodist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McKinney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Reaves Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Childs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (216 more) ...
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Parnell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Garrison 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 Blue Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blue Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blue Springs, with the one closest to Blue Springs listed first.
- Lanark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lanark is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
- Summerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Summerville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- New Edinburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Edinburg is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Edinburg
- Chambersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chambersville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Hampton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orlando
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orlando is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Gravelridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gravelridge is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelridge
- Warren
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jersey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fordyce
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thornton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thornton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Kingsland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kingsland is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Simpson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Harlow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harlow is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow
- McKinney ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- McKinney is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blue Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blue Springs.
Newspapers Published in Blue Springs ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blue Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blue Springs, 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 Blue Springs.
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 Blue Springs:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Bradley County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Cleveland County
- Dallas County
- Drew County
- Lincoln County
- Ouachita County
- Union 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 Blue Springs, 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blue Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |