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 Bullfrog Valley (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 Bullfrog Valley. 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 Bullfrog Valley ...
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 Bullfrog Valley: Bullfrog Vly. (or less commonly used: Bullfrog Vally. or Bullfrog Vlly.)
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 hospitals 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.
Bullfrog Valley 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 Bullfrog Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bullfrog Valley:
- Pope County (The home county of Bullfrog Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bullfrog Valley, with the one closest to Bullfrog Valley listed first.
- Silex
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Silex is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Ross
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ross is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Augsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Augsburg is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
- Dover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Laurel is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Scottsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Taral
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Taral is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taral
- Hector
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Georgetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- London
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Center Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Moreland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Caglesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bullfrog Valley, with the one closest to Bullfrog Valley listed first.
- Jerusalem
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Old Hickory
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Hattieville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Cleveland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pontoon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pontoon is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
- Winrock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winrock is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winrock
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bullfrog Valley, with the one closest to Bullfrog Valley listed first.
- Alix
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Alix is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alix
- Mountain Top
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mountain Top is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Wiederkehr Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wiederkehr Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiederkehr Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bullfrog Valley, with the one closest to Bullfrog Valley listed first.
- Hagarville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hagarville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville
- Strawberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Strawberry is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Lamar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Ludwig
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ludwig is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
- Piney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Piney is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Clarksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ozone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spadra
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spadra is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
- Lone Pine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lone Pine is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Union City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Union City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Harmony
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Hartman
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hartman is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bullfrog Valley, with the one closest to Bullfrog Valley listed first.
- Delaware
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- New Blaine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Bluff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Bluff is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Scranton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scranton is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Sand Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Ridge is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Cotton Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Subiaco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bullfrog Valley, with the one closest to Bullfrog Valley listed first.
- Limestone
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Limestone is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Walnut
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Deer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Swain
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Swain is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Mossville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mossville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Murray
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Murray is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Mount Judea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Parthenon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Vendor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Vendor is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
- Searcy County
- Witt's Springs
(25 miles [40.2 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 Bullfrog Valley, with the one closest to Bullfrog Valley listed first.
- Rex
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rex is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Alread
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bullfrog Valley, with the one closest to Bullfrog Valley listed first.
- Dardanelle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Chickalah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Chickalah is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
- Centerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Cotton Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cotton Town is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Petit Jean
(29 miles [46.7 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 Bullfrog Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Bullfrog Valley.
Cemeteries Near Bullfrog Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bullfrog Valley.
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 Bullfrog Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bullfrog Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bullfrog Valley, with the one closest to Bullfrog Valley listed first.
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Owens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Owens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brown - Rye Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lindsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bradley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Annis Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Howard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Russell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Adkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (355 more) ...
- Newton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Newton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Holman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Bullfrog Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bullfrog Valley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bullfrog Valley, with the one closest to Bullfrog Valley listed first.
- Silex
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Silex is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Lutherville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lutherville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutherville
- Ross
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ross is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Hagarville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hagarville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville
- Augsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Augsburg is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
- Dover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zadock ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Zadock is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadock
- Scottsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Laurel ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Laurel is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Lamar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Douglas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fort Douglas is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Douglas
- Knoxville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ludwig
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ludwig is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
- Piney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Piney is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Georgetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bullfrog Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bullfrog Valley.
Newspapers Published in Bullfrog Valley ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bullfrog Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bullfrog Valley, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bullfrog Valley.
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 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 Bullfrog Valley:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Pope County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Franklin 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> | 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 Bullfrog Valley, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bullfrog Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |