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 Bull Shoals (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 Bull Shoals. 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.
Name Variations for Bull Shoals ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Bull Shoals: Bull Shls.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Bull Shoals is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Baxter, Boone, Searcy, Ozark (MO) & Taney (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Bull Shoals. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bull Shoals:
- Marion County (The home county of Bull Shoals)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bull Shoals, with the one closest to Bull Shoals listed first.
- Oakland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Flippin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Price Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Price Place is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Place
- Rea Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rea Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea Valley
- Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Peel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Yellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dodd City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dodd City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd City
- Monarch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Monarch is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Rush ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rush is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Pyatt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pyatt is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Bruno
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bruno is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
- Baxter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bull Shoals, with the one closest to Bull Shoals listed first.
- Amos
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Amos is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
- Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Midway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cotter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gassville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Colfax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Colfax is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Mountain Home
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clarkridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkridge is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkridge
- Buffalo City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo City is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
- Briarcliff
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Briarcliff is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Norfork Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Norfork Village is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfork Village
- Custer ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Custer is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bull Shoals, with the one closest to Bull Shoals listed first.
- South Lead Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- South Lead Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lead Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Diamond City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lead Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Zinc
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Zinc is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zinc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Pleasant Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Elixir ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Elixir is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elixir
- Keener ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Keener is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Everton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bergman
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rally Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rally Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
- Boone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Boone is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Lowry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lowry is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bull Shoals, with the one closest to Bull Shoals listed first.
- Elizabeth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gepp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gepp is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gepp
- Ott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ott is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott
- Izard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bull Shoals, with the one closest to Bull Shoals listed first.
- Iuka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Iuka is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Dolph
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dolph is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph
- Calico Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pineville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newton County
- Western Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Searcy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bull Shoals, with the one closest to Bull Shoals listed first.
- Cozahome
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cozahome is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozahome
- Harriet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pindall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pindall is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Saint Joe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lone Pine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lone Pine is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Howell County (MO)
- Ott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ott is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott
- Ozark County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bull Shoals, with the one closest to Bull Shoals listed first.
- Pontiac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sundown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sundown is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
- Isabella
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Theodosia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Theodosia is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodosia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Ocie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ocie is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocie
- Gainesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hardenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Longrun
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Longrun is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longrun
- Udall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Udall is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udall
- Tecumseh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thornfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Thornfield is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornfield
- Romance
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Romance is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Taney County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bull Shoals, with the one closest to Bull Shoals listed first.
- Protem
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rueter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rueter is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rueter
- Cedarcreek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarcreek is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcreek
- McClurg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- McClurg is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClurg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bull Shoals, see our County-by-County Page for Bull Shoals.
Cemeteries Near Bull Shoals ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bull Shoals.
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 Bull Shoals - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bull Shoals covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bull Shoals, with the one closest to Bull Shoals listed first.
- Newton Flat Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Amos Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Promised Land Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Moccasin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Flippin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Price Place Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cotter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (215 more) ...
- Whiteville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hurst Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gassville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Bull Shoals in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bull Shoals.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bull Shoals, with the one closest to Bull Shoals listed first.
- Amos
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Amos is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
- Stone ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stone is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Flippin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oakland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Independence ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Independence is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Gassville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pontiac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Peel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dodd City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dodd City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd City
- Yellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Home
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- George's Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- George's Creek is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George's Creek
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Buford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buford is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Theodosia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Theodosia is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodosia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Isabella
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bull Shoals. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bull Shoals.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Bull Shoals ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bull Shoals.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Bull Shoals. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Bull Shoals and those printed in the larger area surrounding Bull Shoals.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<3> of Bull Shoals.
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 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 Bull Shoals:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baxter County
- Boone County
- Fulton County
- Izard County
- Newton County
- Searcy County
- Howell County
- Ozark County
- Taney 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> | 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 Bull Shoals, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bull Shoals) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |