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 Broomfield (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 Broomfield. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Broomfield is located in 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 Broomfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Broomfield:
- Pope County (The home county of Broomfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Broomfield, with the one closest to Broomfield listed first.
- Scottsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scottsville is also located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Laurel ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel is also located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Hector
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dover
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Silex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Silex is also located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Taral
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Taral is also located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taral
- Caglesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Caglesville is also located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Moreland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Moreland is also located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Ross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ross is also located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Center Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Center Valley is also located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is also located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Augsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Augsburg is also located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broomfield, with the one closest to Broomfield listed first.
- Jerusalem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Old Hickory
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Hattieville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Cleveland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Winrock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Winrock is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winrock
- Pontoon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pontoon is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
- Middleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Solgohachia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Center Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Morrilton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broomfield, with the one closest to Broomfield listed first.
- Hagarville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hagarville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville
- Piney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Piney is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Strawberry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Strawberry is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Knoxville
(17 miles [27.4 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ludwig
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ludwig is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
- Clarksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ozone
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Spadra
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Spadra is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
- Lone Pine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lone Pine is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Union City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Union City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Harmony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broomfield, with the one closest to Broomfield listed first.
- Delaware
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- New Blaine
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Scranton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Scranton is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Sand Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Ridge is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broomfield, with the one closest to Broomfield listed first.
- Limestone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Limestone is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Deer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Walnut
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Swain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Swain is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Mount Judea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Searcy County
- Witt's Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broomfield, with the one closest to Broomfield listed first.
- Rex
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rex is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Alread
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Scotland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Copeland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Copeland is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Crabtree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broomfield, with the one closest to Broomfield listed first.
- Dardanelle
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chickalah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chickalah is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
- Centerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- 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
- Petit Jean
(27 miles [43.5 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 Broomfield, see our County-by-County Page for Broomfield.
Cemeteries Near Broomfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Broomfield.
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 Broomfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Broomfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Broomfield, with the one closest to Broomfield listed first.
- Langford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Goates Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pollard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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]<2> to the north of Dover.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55775 <3>
- Brooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Howard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Campground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Birch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jamison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sherman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bradley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (347 more) ...
- Owens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Owens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lindsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Broomfield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Broomfield.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Broomfield, with the one closest to Broomfield listed first.
- Scottsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scottsville is also located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Laurel ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel is also located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Dover
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hector
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Silex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Silex is also located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Moreland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Moreland is also located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Caglesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Caglesville is also located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Ross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ross is also located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Augsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Augsburg is also located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
- Appleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Appleton is also located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Lutherville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lutherville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutherville
- Mill Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Creek is also located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Georgetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is also located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- London
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Russellville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Broomfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Broomfield.
Newspapers Published in Broomfield ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Broomfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Broomfield, 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 Broomfield.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Broomfield:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Pope County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Johnson County
- Logan County
- Newton County
- Searcy County
- Van Buren County
- Yell 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- Broomfield) 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 Broomfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |