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 Carlisle (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 Carlisle. 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 hospitals 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.
Carlisle is located in 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 Carlisle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Carlisle:
- Lonoke County (The home county of Carlisle)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlisle, with the one closest to Carlisle listed first.
- McCreanor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McCreanor is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCreanor
- Sisemore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sisemore is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisemore
- Parkers Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Parkers Corner is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Corner
- Bayou Meto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bayou Meto is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Lonoke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Seaton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Seaton is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Parnell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Parnell is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Allport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Allport is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Humnoke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Austin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Austin is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
- Cobbs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cobbs is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Arkansas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlisle, with the one closest to Carlisle listed first.
- Parham ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parham is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parham
- Stuttgart
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Humphrey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Casscoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Casscoe is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casscoe
- Preston Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Preston Ferry is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Ferry
- Faulkner County
- Otto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Otto is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlisle, with the one closest to Carlisle listed first.
- Tucker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Plum Bayou ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plum Bayou is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bayou
- Wabbaseka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wabbaseka is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabbaseka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Sherrill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sherrill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlisle, with the one closest to Carlisle listed first.
- Roe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Clarendon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Prairie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlisle, with the one closest to Carlisle listed first.
- Screeton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Screeton is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screeton
- Cuneo ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cuneo is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuneo
- Hazen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tollville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tollville is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollville
- Hickory Plains
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hickory Plains is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Plains
- De Valls Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fairmount
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmount is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Biscoe
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Biscoe is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscoe
- Fredonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fredonia is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Des Arc
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Brasfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Brasfield is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasfield
- Ulm
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ulm is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlisle, with the one closest to Carlisle listed first.
- Scott
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jacksonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- McAlmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- McAlmont is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlmont
- Willowdale ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Willowdale is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Booker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Booker is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- Gravel Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rose City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rose City is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
- Sherwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Argenta ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Argenta is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
- College Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gibson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gibson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- North Little Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlisle, with the one closest to Carlisle listed first.
- Beebe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- McRae
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- McRae is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- Walker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Walker is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Griffithville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Griffithville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Garner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Higginson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Higginson is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Georgetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- West Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- West Point is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Kensett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Searcy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- El Paso
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Floyd
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Floyd is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Woodruff County
- Cotton Plant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Carlisle, see our County-by-County Page for Carlisle.
Cemeteries Near Carlisle ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carlisle.
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 Carlisle - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Carlisle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Carlisle, with the one closest to Carlisle listed first.
- Carlisle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Carlisle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Robinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walters Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Legate Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hazen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brownsville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (161 more) ...
- Hazen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hazen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Hazen.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54281 <2>
- New Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harper Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Carlisle had a population of 185 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Carlisle had a population of 2,154 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Carlisle, with the one closest to Carlisle listed first.
- McCreanor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McCreanor is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCreanor
- Screeton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Screeton is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screeton
- Cuneo ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cuneo is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuneo
- Barrettsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Barrettsville is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- Sisemore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sisemore is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisemore
- Hazen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bayou Meto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bayou Meto is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Lonoke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wattensaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wattensaw is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattensaw
- Pettus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pettus is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettus
- Hickory Plains
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hickory Plains is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Plains
- Butlerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Butlerville is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fairmount
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmount is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- De Valls Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Parnell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Parnell is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Carlisle. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carlisle.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Carlisle ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carlisle.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Carlisle. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Carlisle and those printed in the larger area surrounding Carlisle.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4> of Carlisle.
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 either 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 Carlisle:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Lonoke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Arkansas County
- Faulkner County
- Jefferson County
- Monroe County
- Prairie County
- Pulaski County
- White County
- Woodruff 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Carlisle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Carlisle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |