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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 Center Hill (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 Center Hill. 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 and doctors 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.

Center Hill is located in White County.

To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of White County: Cleburne, Faulkner, Independence, Jackson, Lonoke, Prairie & Woodruff.

Below are the counties that are near Center Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Center Hill:

  • White County     (The home county of Center Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center Hill, with the one closest to Center Hill listed first.
    • Floyd
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Floyd. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
      • Floyd is located in White County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Floyd
      • From Center Hill to Floyd
    • Letona
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Letona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letona
      • Letona is located in White County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
    • Searcy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Searcy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy
      • Searcy is located in White County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,543 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Searcy <3>
    • Romance
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Clay
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
      • Clay is located in White County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clay
      • From Center Hill to Clay
    • Garner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Higginson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higginson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginson
      • Higginson is located in White County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
    • Pangburn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • McRae
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McRae have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
      • McRae is located in White County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
    • Rose Bud
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Kensett
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Judsonia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Judsonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judsonia
      • Judsonia is located in White County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,992 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Judsonia <3>
    • Beebe
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Cleburne County
  • Faulkner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center Hill, with the one closest to Center Hill listed first.
    • Mount Vernon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Enola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Enders
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Centerville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Vilonia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vilonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilonia
      • Vilonia is located in Faulkner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,725 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vilonia <3>
    • Otto
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Otto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
      • Otto is located in Faulkner County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Otto
      • From Center Hill to Otto
    • Holland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Holland is located in Faulkner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
    • Beryl
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Guy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
      • Guy is located in Faulkner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
    • Hamlet
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hamlet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
      • Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hamlet
      • From Center Hill to Hamlet
    • Greenbrier
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Twin Groves
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Groves have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
      • Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
  • Independence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center Hill, with the one closest to Center Hill listed first.
    • Floral
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Plains
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
      • Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
  • Jackson County
    • Grand Glaise
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Glaise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Glaise
      • Grand Glaise is located in Jackson County
  • Lonoke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center Hill, with the one closest to Center Hill listed first.
    • Ward
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
      • Ward is located in Lonoke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,486 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ward <3>
    • Austin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Cabot
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Oak Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Parnell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parnell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
      • Parnell is located in Lonoke County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Parnell
      • From Center Hill to Parnell
  • Prairie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center Hill, with the one closest to Center Hill listed first.
    • Hickory Plains
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Plains
      • Hickory Plains is located in Prairie County
    • Des Arc
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Des Arc have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Arc
      • Des Arc is located in Prairie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Arc <3>
    • Sand Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pulaski County
  • Van Buren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center Hill, with the one closest to Center Hill listed first.
    • Chalk ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
      • Chalk is located in Van Buren County
    • Gravesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Morganton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morganton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
      • Morganton is located in Van Buren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Morganton
      • From Center Hill to Morganton
    • Damascus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damascus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
      • Damascus is located in Van Buren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <3>
  • Woodruff County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Center Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Center Hill.

Cemeteries Near Center Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Center Hill.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Center Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Center Hill, with the one closest to Center Hill listed first.

  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Quattlebaum Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quattlebaum Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quattlebaum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gray Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gray Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Searcy Faith Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sidon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sidon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sidon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Weir Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weir Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weir Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cleburne County Farm Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cleburne County Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cleburne County Farm Cemetery came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2237038 <4>
  • Gum Springs Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gum Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gum Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oakgrove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakgrove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakgrove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (215 more) ...
    • Oaklawn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oaklawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oaklawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Knox Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knox Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Knox Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knox Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

While we didn't find Center Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Center Hill.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Center Hill, with the one closest to Center Hill listed first.

  • Floyd
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Floyd. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
    • Floyd is located in White County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Floyd
    • From Center Hill to Floyd
  • Turnip ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turnip have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnip
    • Turnip is located in White County
  • Searcy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Searcy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy
    • Searcy is located in White County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,543 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Searcy <3>
  • Romance
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Sunrise ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
    • Sunrise is located in White County
  • Antioch
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antioch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Antioch is located in White County
  • Garner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Higginson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higginson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginson
    • Higginson is located in White County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
  • Clay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
    • Clay is located in White County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Clay
    • From Center Hill to Clay
  • McRae
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McRae have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
    • McRae is located in White County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
  • Pangburn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Rose Bud
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Center Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Center Hill.

Newspapers Published in Center Hill ...

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 Center Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Center Hill, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Center Hill.

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 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 Center Hill:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Center Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for White County: www.whitecountyar.org/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<6>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 Center Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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- Center Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Center Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2658, Longitude: -91.8841    









 

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