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 Brewer (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 Brewer. 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 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.
Brewer is located in Cleburne 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 Cleburne County: Faulkner, Independence, Stone, Van Buren & White.
Below are the counties that are near Brewer. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brewer:
- Cleburne County (The home county of Brewer)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brewer, with the one closest to Brewer listed first.
- Prim
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edgemont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greers Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Higden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Miller ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Miller is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Drasco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Drasco is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drasco
- Heber Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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 <1>
- Tumbling Shoals
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ida
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wolf Bayou
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wolf Bayou is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bayou
- Pearson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pearson is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Baxter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brewer, with the one closest to Brewer listed first.
- Big Flat
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Culp
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Culp is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brewer, with the one closest to Brewer listed first.
- Austin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Center Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brewer, with the one closest to Brewer listed first.
- Enders
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Enders is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Guy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Guy is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Centerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Twin Groves
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Mount Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Independence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brewer, with the one closest to Brewer listed first.
- Bethesda
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bethesda is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
- Floral
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Floral is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Locust Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Locust Grove is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Denieville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Denieville is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denieville
- Cushman
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Desha is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desha
- Izard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brewer, with the one closest to Brewer listed first.
- Guion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Guion is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Lunenburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lunenburg is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Jumbo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jumbo is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Melbourne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Searcy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brewer, with the one closest to Brewer listed first.
- Leslie
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Baker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Baker is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Watts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Harriet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Pine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Pine is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Marshall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brewer, with the one closest to Brewer listed first.
- Fox
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fox is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Mountain View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Timbo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marcella
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Marcella is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- Pleasant Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Alco
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Alco is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
- Onia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Onia is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onia
- Fifty-Six
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brewer, with the one closest to Brewer listed first.
- Fairfield Bay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shirley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chalk ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chalk is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
- Eglantine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
- Green Tree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Morganton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morganton is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Clinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Choctaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Bee Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Rumley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rumley is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumley
- Dennard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gravesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gravesville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brewer, with the one closest to Brewer listed first.
- Rose Bud
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pangburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Davenport is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Letona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Letona is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Clay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clay is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Romance
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brewer, see our County-by-County Page for Brewer.
Cemeteries Near Brewer ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brewer.
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 Brewer - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brewer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brewer, with the one closest to Brewer listed first.
- Copper Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Smartt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartt Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Smartt Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Prim.
- The Smartt Cemetery has also been known as:
- Smart Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56314 <3>
- Sunny Slope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Decker Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Everett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Everett Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of Prim.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53832 <3>
- Old Everett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Knapp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster-Verser Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster-Verser Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lancaster-Verser Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southeast of Prim.
- The Lancaster-Verser Cemetery has also been known as:
- Verser Cemetery
- Woodrow Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56646 <3>
- Rushing Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (236 more) ...
- Collins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Finch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Settlement Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Brewer in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brewer.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brewer, with the one closest to Brewer listed first.
- Rushing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rushing is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushing
- Settlement ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Settlement is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlement
- Eglantine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
- Chalk ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chalk is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Heber Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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 <1>
- Mountain View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ida
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wolf Bayou
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wolf Bayou is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bayou
- Timbo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Morganton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morganton is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Choctaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Marcella
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Marcella is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- Saint James
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Saint James is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brewer. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brewer.
Newspapers Published in Brewer ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brewer.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brewer, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brewer.
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 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 Brewer:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Cleburne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baxter County
- Conway County
- Faulkner County
- Independence County
- Izard County
- Searcy County
- Stone County
- Van Buren County
- White 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Brewer) 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 Brewer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |