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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Camilla. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Camilla to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Camilla, please Contact Us.
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 Camilla (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 Camilla. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Camilla is historic, it would have been located within present day Lonoke 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 Lonoke County: Arkansas, Faulkner, Jefferson, Prairie, Pulaski & White.
Below are the counties that are near Camilla. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Camilla:
- Lonoke County (The home county of Camilla)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camilla, with the one closest to Camilla listed first.
- Parnell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Parnell is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Cabot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Austin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Austin is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Ward
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lonoke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sisemore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sisemore is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisemore
- Bayou Meto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bayou Meto is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- McCreanor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- McCreanor is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCreanor
- Cobbs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cobbs is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Carlisle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Keo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camilla, with the one closest to Camilla listed first.
- Otto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Otto is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Vilonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beryl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beryl is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl
- Hamlet
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Mayflower
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Enola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Enola is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Holland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Preston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Mount Vernon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Conway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Greenbrier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson County
- Plum Bayou ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Plum Bayou is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bayou
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camilla, with the one closest to Camilla listed first.
- Little Italy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Little Italy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Toad Suck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Toad Suck is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
- Prairie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camilla, with the one closest to Camilla listed first.
- Hickory Plains
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hickory Plains is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Plains
- Screeton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Screeton is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screeton
- Cuneo ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cuneo is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuneo
- Hazen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camilla, with the one closest to Camilla listed first.
- Jacksonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McAlmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- McAlmont is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlmont
- Sherwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Booker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Booker is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- Gibson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gibson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Argenta ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Argenta is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
- Rose City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rose City is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
- Willowdale ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Willowdale is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Scott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- North Little Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- College Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camilla, with the one closest to Camilla listed first.
- Shannon Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
- East End
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- East End is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- Bryant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camilla, with the one closest to Camilla listed first.
- El Paso
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Beebe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- McRae
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- McRae is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- Floyd
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Floyd is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Romance
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Garner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Walker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walker is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Center Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Center Hill is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Griffithville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Griffithville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Higginson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Higginson is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Rose Bud
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Searcy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Camilla, see our County-by-County Page for Camilla.
Cemeteries Near Camilla ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Camilla.
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 Camilla - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Camilla covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Camilla, with the one closest to Camilla listed first.
- Chapel Hill Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bayou Meto Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McCraw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Red Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ellis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cherry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (232 more) ...
- North Hills Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glover Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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.
While we didn't find Camilla in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Camilla.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Camilla, with the one closest to Camilla listed first.
- Holland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holland is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Jacksonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parnell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Parnell is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Warsaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Warsaw is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Cabot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kerr
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kerr is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- McAlmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- McAlmont is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlmont
- Galloway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Galloway is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway
- Austin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Austin is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
- Olmstead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Olmstead is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Ward
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cato
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cato is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Otto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Otto is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Argenta ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Argenta is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
- Lonoke
(12 miles [19.3 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 Camilla. See our List of 1890's Communities around Camilla.
Newspapers Published in Camilla ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Camilla.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Camilla, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Camilla.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Camilla:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Lonoke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Faulkner County
- Jefferson County
- Perry County
- Prairie County
- Pulaski County
- Saline County
- White County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Camilla, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Camilla) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |