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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Bluetip. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Bluetip to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bluetip, 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 Bluetip (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 Bluetip. 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Bluetip is historic, it would have been located within present day Stone 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 Stone County: Baxter, Cleburne, Independence, Izard, Searcy & Van Buren.

Below are the counties that are near Bluetip. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bluetip:

  • Stone County     (The home county of Bluetip)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bluetip, with the one closest to Bluetip listed first.
    • Marcella
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Marcella is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
    • Pleasant Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Mountain View
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fox
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Fox is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
    • Fifty-Six
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Timbo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Onia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Onia is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onia
    • Alco
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Alco is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
  • Baxter County
    • Culp
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Culp is located in Baxter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
  • Cleburne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bluetip, with the one closest to Bluetip listed first.
    • Wolf Bayou
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Wolf Bayou is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bayou
    • Almond
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Almond is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
    • Concord
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Concord is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
    • Drasco
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Drasco is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drasco
    • Ida
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Prim
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Tumbling Shoals
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Wilburn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Wilburn is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn
    • Edgemont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Heber Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Greers Ferry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Shiloh ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Higden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Independence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bluetip, with the one closest to Bluetip listed first.
    • Bethesda
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Bethesda is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
    • Locust Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Locust Grove is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Denieville ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Denieville is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denieville
    • Cushman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cushman is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
    • Desha
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Desha is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desha
    • Floral
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Floral is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
    • Batesville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Southside
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Southside is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
    • Pfeiffer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Pfeiffer is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
    • Salado
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Salado is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
    • Sandtown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Sandtown is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
    • Moorefield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Moorefield is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Pleasant Plains
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
  • Izard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bluetip, with the one closest to Bluetip listed first.
    • Guion
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Guion is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Mount Pleasant
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lunenburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Lunenburg is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
    • Sage
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Sage is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage
    • Bone Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Bone Town is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Town
    • Jumbo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jumbo is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
    • Melbourne
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • LaCrosse
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • LaCrosse is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCrosse
    • Newburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Newburg is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
    • Brockwell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Brockwell is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockwell
    • Violet Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Violet Hill is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill
    • Calico Rock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Franklin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Sharp County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bluetip, with the one closest to Bluetip listed first.
    • Sidney
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Sidney is located in Sharp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
    • Maxville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Maxville is located in Sharp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
    • Grange
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Grange is located in Sharp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
    • Evening Shade
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Van Buren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bluetip, with the one closest to Bluetip listed first.
    • Fairfield Bay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chalk ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Chalk is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
    • Shirley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Eglantine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
    • Green Tree
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
    • Morganton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Morganton is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
  • White County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bluetip, with the one closest to Bluetip listed first.
    • Davenport ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Davenport is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
    • Pangburn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Sunnydale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunnydale is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydale
    • Clay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Clay is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
    • Letona
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Letona is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letona
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
    • Bliss ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Bliss is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
    • Rose Bud
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bluetip, see our County-by-County Page for Bluetip.

Cemeteries Near Bluetip ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bluetip.

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 Bluetip - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bluetip covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bluetip, with the one closest to Bluetip listed first.

  • Haywood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • York Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Bellmore Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hyte Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Friendship North Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Campground Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Kelly & Ford Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Harris Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • White Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Concord Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Concord Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Concord.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1972770 <4>
  • Continue List   (291 more) ...
    • Dugan Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lindsey Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Alexander Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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 Bluetip in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bluetip.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bluetip, with the one closest to Bluetip listed first.

  • Marcella
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Marcella is located in Stone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
  • Saint James
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Saint James is located in Stone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
  • Wolf Bayou
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Wolf Bayou is located in Cleburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bayou
  • Almond
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Almond is located in Cleburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
  • Bethesda
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bethesda is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
  • Banner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Banner is located in Cleburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
  • Ida
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Denieville ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Denieville is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denieville
  • Jamestown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jamestown is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Cushman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cushman is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Desha
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Desha is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desha
  • Mountain View
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Tyler ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Tyler is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
    • Batesville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Gid
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Gid is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gid

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bluetip. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bluetip.

Newspapers Published in Bluetip ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bluetip.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bluetip, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bluetip.

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 Bluetip:

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 Bluetip, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bluetip) 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.