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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 Bolding (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 Bolding. 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/Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Bolding is located in Union 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 Union County: Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Columbia, Ouachita, Claiborne (LA), Morehouse (LA) & Union (LA).

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

  • Union County     (The home county of Bolding)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bolding, with the one closest to Bolding listed first.
    • Lapile
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Felsenthal
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Felsenthal is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felsenthal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
    • Huttig
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Huttig is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huttig
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
    • Strong
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Urbana
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Urbana is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
    • Lawson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Crain City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Crain City is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain City
    • Perdue City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Perdue City is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue City
    • Calion
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Calion is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
    • Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • El Dorado
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Junction City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Junction City is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
  • Ashley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bolding, with the one closest to Bolding listed first.
    • West Crossett
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • West Crossett is located in Ashley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Crossett
    • Crossett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Meridian
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • North Crossett
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • North Crossett is located in Ashley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crossett
    • Elon ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Elon is located in Ashley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
    • Hamburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Fountain Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bradley County
  • Calhoun County
    • Harrell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Harrell is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
  • Claiborne Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bolding, with the one closest to Bolding listed first.
    • Junction City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Junction City is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
    • Wards Mill ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Wards Mill is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Mill
  • Morehouse Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bolding, with the one closest to Bolding listed first.
    • Bastrop
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Brodnax ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Brodnax is located in Morehouse Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
  • Ouachita Parish (LA)
    • Sterlington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Union Parish (LA)

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

Cemeteries Near Bolding ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bolding.

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

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

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

  • Old Lapile Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Batts Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Harper Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Huttig Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ward Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Teel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sweet Home Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Poole Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • George Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Gill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (234 more) ...
    • Strong Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Good Hope Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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>

While we didn't find Bolding in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bolding.

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

  • Lapile
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Oakland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • New London
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • New London is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • Marion
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Blanchton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillsboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Hillsboro is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Conway
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Conway is located in Union Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Moro Bay
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Marsden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Marsden is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsden
  • Sturgis ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Sturgis is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
  • Cherry Ridge ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherry Ridge is located in Union Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
  • Milo
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Milo is located in Ashley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Ingalls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Elon ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Elon is located in Ashley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
    • Champagnolle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Champagnolle is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champagnolle

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

Newspapers Published in Bolding ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bolding.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bolding, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bolding.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Bolding:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bolding) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Bolding, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.