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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 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 have occurred.

Other variations include: Centerpoint and Centre Point.

  • A typical abbreviation for Center Point: Center Pt.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Center Point is located in Howard 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 Howard County: Hempstead, Little River, Pike, Polk & Sevier.

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:

  • Howard 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.
    • Blue Bayou
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Corinth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corinth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
      • Corinth is located in Howard County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Corinth
      • From Center Point to Corinth
    • Dierks
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Nashville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Euclid
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Euclid. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
      • Euclid is located in Howard County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Euclid
      • From Center Point to Euclid
    • Mineral Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
      • Mineral Springs is located in Howard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Springs <2>
    • Buck Range
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Tollette
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Umpire
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Umpire have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpire
      • Umpire is located in Howard County
    • Galena
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Galena. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
      • Galena is located in Howard County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Galena
      • From Center Point to Galena
    • Athens
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Saratoga
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saratoga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
      • Saratoga is located in Howard County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saratoga <2>
  • Calhoun County
  • Hempstead County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
    • Tokio
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Doyle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doyle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
      • Doyle is located in Hempstead County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Doyle
      • From Center Point to Doyle
    • Clow
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Columbus
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
      • Columbus is located in Hempstead County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <2>
    • Ozan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ozan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
      • Ozan is located in Hempstead County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
    • McCaskill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCaskill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaskill
      • McCaskill is located in Hempstead County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
    • Blevins
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blevins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
      • Blevins is located in Hempstead County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Washington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
      • Washington is located in Hempstead County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <2>
    • McNab
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McNab have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNab
      • McNab is located in Hempstead County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
    • Oakhaven
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven
      • Oakhaven is located in Hempstead County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
    • Fulton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Sheppard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sheppard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard
      • Sheppard is located in Hempstead County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sheppard
      • From Center Point to Sheppard
  • Little River County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
    • Yarborough Landing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Wilton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Millwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
      • Millwood is located in Little River County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Millwood
      • From Center Point to Millwood
    • Alleene
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alleene have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleene
      • Alleene is located in Little River County
    • Ashdown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashdown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdown
      • Ashdown is located in Little River County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashdown <2>
    • Winthrop
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Montgomery County
  • Pike County
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
    • Grannis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grannis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grannis
      • Grannis is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
    • Wickes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wickes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickes
      • Wickes is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wickes <2>
  • Sevier County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
    • Lockesburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockesburg
      • Lockesburg is located in Sevier County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
    • Paraloma
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Ben Lomond
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ben Lomond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Lomond
      • Ben Lomond is located in Sevier County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ben Lomond <2>
    • De Queen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Queen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Queen
      • De Queen is located in Sevier County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,406 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Queen <2>
    • Norwoodville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Gillham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Process City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Process City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Process City
      • Process City is located in Sevier County
    • Horatio
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horatio have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horatio
      • Horatio is located in Sevier County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,011 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horatio <2>

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.

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 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.

  • Boles Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Salem Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hester Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hester Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sunshine Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunshine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunshine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Coulter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coulter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coulter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fellowship Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fellowship Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fellowship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Home Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dawson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dawson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dawson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wynn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wynn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wynn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Carmen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (207 more) ...
    • Graves Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graves Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • County Line Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Line Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Line Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Temperanceville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Temperanceville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Temperanceville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Center Point had a population of 297 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Corinth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corinth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Corinth is located in Howard County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Corinth
    • From Center Point to Corinth
  • Perkins
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
    • Perkins is located in Howard County
  • Nashville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Muddy Fork
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muddy Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Fork
    • Muddy Fork is located in Howard County
  • Nathan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Euclid
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Euclid. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
    • Euclid is located in Howard County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Euclid
    • From Center Point to Euclid
  • Compton ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Compton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
    • Compton is located in Hempstead County
  • Lebanon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
    • Lebanon is located in Sevier County
  • Doyle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doyle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
    • Doyle is located in Hempstead County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Doyle
    • From Center Point to Doyle
  • Lockesburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockesburg
    • Lockesburg is located in Sevier County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
  • Buck Range
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Clow
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

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 23 miles [37 km]<5>. 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 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 Center Point:

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

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Center Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Center Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0285, Longitude: -93.9486    









 

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