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 Center Point (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 Point. 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 Center Point ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Centerpoint.
- A typical abbreviation for Center Point: Center Pt.
- You might see Centre Point instead of Center Point.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Center Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Center Point.
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.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Center Point is located in Faulkner 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 Faulkner County: Cleburne, Conway, Lonoke, Perry, Pulaski, Van Buren & White.
Below are the counties that are near Center Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Center Point:
- Faulkner County (The home county of Center Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Vilonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Otto
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Otto is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Beryl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beryl is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl
- Enola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Enola is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Mount Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Holland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Hamlet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Enders
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Enders is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Greenbrier
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Preston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Conway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mayflower
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Quitman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Yuba
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Yuba is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Pearson
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pearson is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Heber Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
- Former name for Heber Springs:
- Sugar Loaf
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <1>
- Miller ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Miller is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Rainbow Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rainbow Island is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Island
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Menifee
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Springfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plumerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Center Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lonoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Austin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Austin is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
- Cabot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ward
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parnell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Parnell is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Oak Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Lonoke
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sisemore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sisemore is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisemore
- McCreanor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- McCreanor is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCreanor
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Toad Suck
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Toad Suck is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Little Italy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Little Italy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Fourche
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fourche is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Bigelow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Prairie County
- Hickory Plains
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hickory Plains is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Plains
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Gibson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gibson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Gravel Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sherwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Booker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Booker is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- McAlmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- McAlmont is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlmont
- Marche
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marche is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marche
- Maumelle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Argenta ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Argenta is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
- Monnie Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Monnie Springs is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monnie Springs
- North Little Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rose City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rose City is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
- Cammack Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cammack Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammack Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Damascus
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gravesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gravesville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
- Bee Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Morganton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morganton is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- El Paso
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Romance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Floyd
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Floyd is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Beebe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rose Bud
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- McRae
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- McRae is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- Center Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Center Hill is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Garner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Higginson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Higginson is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Walker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Walker is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Letona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Letona is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Searcy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Griffithville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Griffithville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Center Point, see our County-by-County Page for Center Point.
Cemeteries Near Center Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Center Point.
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 Center Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Center Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Cypress Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Vilonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilonia Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Vilonia Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Vilonia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56649 <2>
- Birmingham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grizzard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Duncan Gap Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sixteenth Section Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blasingame Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shurley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (249 more) ...
- Hammons Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oliver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Adkisson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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>
While we didn't find Center Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Center Point.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Vilonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- El Paso
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bristol is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Otto
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Otto is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Enola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Enola is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Mount Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Holland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Sunrise ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sunrise is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Hamlet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Warsaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Warsaw is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Olmstead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Olmstead is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Barney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Barney is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cabot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Austin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Austin is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
- Romance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Center Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Center Point.
Newspapers Published in Center Point ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Center Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Center Point, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Center Point.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Point:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Faulkner County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Conway County
- Lonoke County
- Perry County
- Prairie County
- Pulaski County
- Van Buren County
- White 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 Center Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Center Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |