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 Bonanza (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 Bonanza. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Bonanza is located in Sebastian 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 Sebastian County: Crawford, Franklin, Logan, Scott, Le Flore (OK) & Sequoyah (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Bonanza. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bonanza:
- Sebastian County (The home county of Bonanza)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonanza, with the one closest to Bonanza listed first.
- Hackett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Buell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Buell is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
- Jenny Lind
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jenny Lind is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
- Fort Smith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Barling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Midland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Midland is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Central City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Central City is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Huntington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Huntington is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
- Frog Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Frog Town is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Town
- Hartford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mansfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bloomer is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonanza, with the one closest to Bonanza listed first.
- Wright Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wright Town is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Town
- Van Buren
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kibler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kibler is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
- New Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Concord
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Alma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rudy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rudy is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Cedarville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Uniontown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Uniontown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Dyer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Barcelona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Barcelona is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcelona
- Mulberry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Natural Dam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonanza, with the one closest to Bonanza listed first.
- Charleston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Leon ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Leon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Dahoma ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dahoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahoma
- Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Donald ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Donald is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Cecil
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cecil is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonanza, with the one closest to Bonanza listed first.
- Lucas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lucas is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Carolan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Carolan is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolan
- Booneville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Golden City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Golden City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden City
- Ratcliff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonanza, with the one closest to Bonanza listed first.
- Bates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bates is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Winfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Waldron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Haskell County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonanza, with the one closest to Bonanza listed first.
- Keota
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- McCurtain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Le Flore County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonanza, with the one closest to Bonanza listed first.
- Pocola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rock Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Island is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
- Braden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Braden is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Arkoma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fort Coffee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Coffee is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Coffee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Cameron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Skullyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Skullyville is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skullyville
- Spiro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Spiro is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spiro <1>
- Panama
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shady Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Poteau
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bokoshe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sequoyah County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonanza, with the one closest to Bonanza listed first.
- Moffett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Roland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Muldrow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Remy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Remy is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remy
- Gans
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gans is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gans
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gans <1>
- Long
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Long is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Belfonte
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Belfonte is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfonte
- Brent
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brent is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent
- Short
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Short is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Akins
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Akins is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akins
- Seven Oaks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Oaks is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Sallisaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brushy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brushy is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bonanza, see our County-by-County Page for Bonanza.
Cemeteries Near Bonanza ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bonanza.
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 Bonanza - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bonanza covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bonanza, with the one closest to Bonanza listed first.
- Mt. View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- White Bluff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Vaenita Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old Hickory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Doubleday Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zineche Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Douglass Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Leard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jenny Lind Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Steep Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (278 more) ...
- Old Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clarkeen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Evans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- The Evans Cemetery has also been known as:
- Excelsior Baptist Church Cemetery
- Excelsior Cemetery
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.<3>
While we didn't find Bonanza in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bonanza.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bonanza, with the one closest to Bonanza listed first.
- Jenson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jenson is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenson
- Enterprise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Enterprise is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Hackett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Crescent
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Buell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Buell is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
- Cavanaugh
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cavanaugh is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavanaugh
- Excelsior
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Excelsior is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Jenny Lind
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jenny Lind is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Montreal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Montreal is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreal
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
- Barling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Massard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Massard is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massard
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fort Smith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Witcherville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Witcherville is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witcherville
- Haroldton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Haroldton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haroldton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bonanza. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bonanza.
Newspapers Published in Bonanza ...
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 141 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bonanza.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bonanza, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bonanza.
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 either 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 Bonanza:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Sebastian County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Franklin County
- Logan County
- Scott County
- Haskell County
- Le Flore County
- Sequoyah County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Bonanza, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Bonanza) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |