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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Boiling Springs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Boiling Springs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Boiling 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 Boiling 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 Boiling 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 Boiling 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 Boiling Springs: Boiling Spgs. (or less commonly used: Boiling Spngs. or Boiling Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Boiling Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Boiling 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 doctors and 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 Boiling Springs is historic, it would have been located within present day Pope 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 Pope County: Conway, Johnson, Logan, Newton, Van Buren & Yell.
Below are the counties that are near Boiling Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Boiling Springs:
- Pope County (The home county of Boiling Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boiling Springs, with the one closest to Boiling Springs listed first.
- Hector
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Laurel ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Scottsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Caglesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Moreland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Appleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Dover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Taral
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Taral is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taral
- Center Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Silex
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Silex is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Economy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boiling Springs, with the one closest to Boiling Springs listed first.
- Jerusalem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Hickory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Cleveland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hattieville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Middleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Winrock
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Winrock is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winrock
- Solgohachia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Center Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pontoon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pontoon is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
- Austin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Morrilton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oppelo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boiling Springs, with the one closest to Boiling Springs listed first.
- Hagarville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hagarville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville
- Piney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Piney is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Strawberry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Strawberry is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Knoxville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Knoxville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Lamar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ludwig
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ludwig is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
- Clarksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ozone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spadra
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Spadra is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
- Lone Pine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lone Pine is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boiling Springs, with the one closest to Boiling Springs listed first.
- Delaware
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- New Blaine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Morrison Bluff is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boiling Springs, with the one closest to Boiling Springs listed first.
- Limestone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Limestone is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Deer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Perry County
- Adona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Searcy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boiling Springs, with the one closest to Boiling Springs listed first.
- Witt's Springs
(21 miles [33.8 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 northeast)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boiling Springs, with the one closest to Boiling Springs listed first.
- Rex
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rex is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Alread
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Scotland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Copeland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Copeland is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Crabtree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Formosa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Formosa is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boiling Springs, with the one closest to Boiling Springs listed first.
- Dardanelle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cotton Town is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Centerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Chickalah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chickalah is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
- Petit Jean
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Petit Jean is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petit Jean
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Boiling Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Boiling Springs.
Cemeteries Near Boiling Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Boiling 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 Boiling Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Boiling Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Boiling Springs, with the one closest to Boiling Springs listed first.
- Campground Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Birch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Goates Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Langford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Forks of Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tripp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Phoenix Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Crossroads Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sherman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (327 more) ...
- Kinslow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barkers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pollard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pollard Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Dover.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55775 <4>
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 Boiling Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Boiling Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Boiling Springs, with the one closest to Boiling Springs listed first.
- Hector
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Scottsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Laurel ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Caglesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Moreland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Appleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Dover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Northwood ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Northwood is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
- Smyrna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Smyrna is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Silex
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Silex is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Economy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Augsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Augsburg is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
- Old Hickory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Ross
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ross is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Boiling Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Boiling Springs.
Newspapers Published in Boiling 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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Boiling Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Boiling Springs, 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 Boiling Springs.
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 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 Boiling Springs:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Pope County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Johnson County
- Logan County
- Newton County
- Perry County
- Searcy County
- Van Buren County
- Yell 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 Boiling 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Boiling Springs) 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. |