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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 Centerton (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 Centerton. 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.

Centerton is located in Benton 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 Benton County: Carroll, Madison, Washington, Barry (MO), McDonald (MO), Adair (OK) & Delaware (OK).

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

  • Benton County     (The home county of Centerton)
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Centerton, with the one closest to Centerton listed first.
    • Mundell ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Mundell is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundell
    • Beaver
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Eureka Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Gaskins ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Centerton, with the one closest to Centerton listed first.
    • Whitener
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hindsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Wesley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wesley is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
  • Washington County
  • Barry County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Centerton, with the one closest to Centerton listed first.
    • Seligman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Seligman is located in Barry County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seligman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
    • Washburn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Ridgley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Exeter
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wheaton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • McDonald County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Centerton, with the one closest to Centerton listed first.
    • Jane
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Pineville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Noel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Noel is located in McDonald County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noel <1>
    • Ginger Blue
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Ginger Blue is located in McDonald County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Blue
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Powell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Powell is located in McDonald County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
    • Lanagan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Lanagan is located in McDonald County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanagan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanagan <1>
    • Wylie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • South West City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Anderson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Erie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Goodman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Goodman is located in McDonald County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodman <1>
    • Rocky Comfort
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Tiff City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Tiff City is located in McDonald County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff City
  • Newton County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Centerton, with the one closest to Centerton listed first.
    • Stella
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Boulder City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Boulder City is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder City
  • Adair County (OK)
  • Delaware County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Centerton, with the one closest to Centerton listed first.
    • West Siloam Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Colcord
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Sycamore
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Sycamore is located in Delaware County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • Dodge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Dodge is located in Delaware County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
    • Dripping Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Dripping Springs is located in Delaware County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
    • Beckwith
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cloud Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Flint Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Flint Creek is located in Delaware County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Creek
    • Brush Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Brush Creek is located in Delaware County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
    • Jay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Cayuga
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kansas
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Kansas is located in Delaware County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Centerton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Centerton.

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 Centerton - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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>

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

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

  • Seba
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Seba is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seba
  • Parn ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Parn is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parn
  • Bentonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mason Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Osage Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Osage Mills is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Mills
  • Pond ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Pond is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
  • Cannon ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cannon is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
  • Colville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Colville is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colville
  • Gallatin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Gallatin is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
  • Wager ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Wager is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wager
  • Rogers
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Caverna
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Caverna is located in McDonald County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caverna
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Nebo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Nebo is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
    • Clementine ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Clementine is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementine
    • Decatur
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Centerton ...

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 112 newspapers that have been published in the area around Centerton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Centerton, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Centerton.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Centerton:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Centerton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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 Centerton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.