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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 Booster (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 Booster. 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 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.

Booster is located in Searcy County.

To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Searcy County: Baxter, Boone, Marion, Newton, Pope, Stone & Van Buren.

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

  • Searcy County     (The home county of Booster)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Booster, with the one closest to Booster listed first.
    • Leslie
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
      • Leslie is located in Searcy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leslie <2>
    • Baker
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
      • Baker is located in Searcy County
    • Marshall
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
      • Marshall is located in Searcy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <2>
    • Witt's Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Witt's Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
      • Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
    • Gilbert
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
      • Gilbert is located in Searcy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <2>
    • Lone Pine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
      • Lone Pine is located in Searcy County
    • Harriet
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harriet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriet
      • Harriet is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harriet <2>
    • Saint Joe
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cozahome
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozahome
      • Cozahome is located in Searcy County
    • Pindall
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pindall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
      • Pindall is located in Searcy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
  • Baxter County
    • Big Flat
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cleburne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Booster, with the one closest to Booster listed first.
    • Edgemont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgemont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
      • Edgemont is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgemont <2>
    • Higden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Greers Ferry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Conway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Booster, with the one closest to Booster listed first.
    • Austin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Austin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
      • Austin is located in Conway County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <2>
    • Cleveland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Cleveland is located in Conway County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <2>
    • Jerusalem
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerusalem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
      • Jerusalem is located in Conway County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jerusalem <2>
    • Center Ridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Middleton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
      • Middleton is located in Conway County
    • Old Hickory
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Hickory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
      • Old Hickory is located in Conway County
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Booster, with the one closest to Booster listed first.
    • Rush ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
      • Rush is located in Marion County
    • Bruno
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruno have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
      • Bruno is located in Marion County
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Booster, with the one closest to Booster listed first.
    • Mount Judea
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Judea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
      • Mount Judea is located in Newton County
    • Vendor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vendor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
      • Vendor is located in Newton County
    • Hasty
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hasty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
      • Hasty is located in Newton County
    • Western Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
      • Western Grove is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
  • Pope County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Booster, with the one closest to Booster listed first.
    • Tilly
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly
      • Tilly is located in Pope County
    • Appleton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
      • Appleton is located in Pope County
    • Hector
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Caglesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caglesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
      • Caglesville is located in Pope County
    • Scottsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
      • Scottsville is located in Pope County
  • Stone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Booster, with the one closest to Booster listed first.
    • Alco
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
      • Alco is located in Stone County
    • Fox
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
      • Fox is located in Stone County
    • Timbo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Onia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onia
      • Onia is located in Stone County
    • Fifty-Six
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Van Buren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Booster, with the one closest to Booster listed first.
    • Copeland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copeland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
      • Copeland is located in Van Buren County
    • Dennard
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Rumley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumley
      • Rumley is located in Van Buren County
    • Alread
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
      • Alread is located in Van Buren County
    • Rex
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
      • Rex is located in Van Buren County
    • Crabtree
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
      • Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
    • Scotland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Clinton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Choctaw
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
      • Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
    • Shirley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
      • Shirley is located in Van Buren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shirley <2>
    • Formosa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa
      • Formosa is located in Van Buren County
    • Green Tree
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
      • Green Tree is located in Van Buren County

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

Newspapers Published in Booster ...

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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Booster.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Booster, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Booster.

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 helpful 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 Booster:

Cemeteries Near Booster ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Booster.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
  • Arnhart Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arnhart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arnhart Cemetery
  • Woolum Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woolum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woolum Cemetery
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Caid Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caid Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caid Cemetery
  • Parks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parks Cemetery
  • Lunceford Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lunceford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lunceford Cemetery
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
  • Chinquapin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chinquapin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chinquapin Cemetery
  • Continue List   (212 more) ...
    • Dennard Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dennard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dennard Cemetery
    • Union Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Hill Cemetery
    • Leslie Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leslie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leslie 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.<5>

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

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

  • Watts
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
    • Watts is located in Searcy County
  • Copeland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copeland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
    • Copeland is located in Van Buren County
  • Oak Flat ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flat
    • Oak Flat is located in Van Buren County
  • Dennard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Alread
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
    • Alread is located in Van Buren County
  • Leslie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
    • Leslie is located in Searcy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leslie <2>
  • Bear Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
    • Bear Creek is located in Searcy County
  • Marshall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
    • Marshall is located in Searcy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <2>
  • Witt's Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Witt's Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
    • Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
  • Latham
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
    • Latham is located in Van Buren County
  • Campbell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
    • Campbell is located in Searcy County
  • Snowball
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snowball have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowball
    • Snowball is located in Searcy County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Northwood ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
      • Northwood is located in Pope County
    • Scotland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Clinton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Booster. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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' (or 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- Booster) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Booster. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7495, Longitude: -92.6602       In this case, the coordinates for Booster have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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.
<5>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 Booster, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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