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 Central City (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 Central City. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Central City is located in Sebastian 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 Sebastian County: Crawford, Franklin, Logan, Scott, Le Flore (OK) & Sequoyah (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Central City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Central City:
- Sebastian County (The home county of Central City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Central City, with the one closest to Central City listed first.
- Lavaca
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Barling
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bloomer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomer is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Ursula
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ursula is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursula
- Greenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
- Jenny Lind
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jenny Lind is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Buell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Buell is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
- Fort Smith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bonanza
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bonanza is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
- Hackett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Huntington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Huntington is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
- Midland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Midland is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Central City, with the one closest to Central City listed first.
- Kibler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kibler is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
- New Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Wright Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wright Town is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Town
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Alma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Van Buren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dyer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rudy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rudy is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Mulberry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mountainburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Uniontown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Central City, with the one closest to Central City listed first.
- Charleston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dahoma ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dahoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahoma
- Leon ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Donald ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Donald is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Cecil
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cecil is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Etna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Etna is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Cravens
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cravens is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
- Webb City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Webb City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
- Felkner Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Felkner Town is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felkner Town
- Ozark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Central City, with the one closest to Central City listed first.
- Ratcliff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lucas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lucas is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Caulksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Caulksville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caulksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Booneville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carolan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carolan is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolan
- Carbon City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Carbon City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon City
- Golden City ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Golden City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden City
- Magazine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Magazine is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magazine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
- Paris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Central City, with the one closest to Central City listed first.
- Bates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bates is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Waldron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Winfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Winfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Le Flore County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Central City, with the one closest to Central City listed first.
- Arkoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pocola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Braden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Braden is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Rock Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Island is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
- Fort Coffee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fort Coffee is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Coffee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Skullyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Skullyville is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skullyville
- Cameron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spiro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Spiro is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spiro <1>
- Panama
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Poteau
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sequoyah County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Central City, with the one closest to Central City listed first.
- Moffett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Roland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Remy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Remy is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remy
- Muldrow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Long
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Long is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Short
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Short is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Belfonte
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Belfonte is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfonte
- Gans
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gans is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gans
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gans <1>
- Akins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Akins is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akins
- Seven Oaks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Seven Oaks is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Stoney Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stoney Point is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Central City, see our County-by-County Page for Central City.
Cemeteries Near Central City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Central City.
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 Central City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Central City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Central City, with the one closest to Central City listed first.
- Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Inoian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mayberry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Laura A Nolan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- White & Shelby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wisely Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Lavaca.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55460 <2>
- Measles Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mc Allister Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Barling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mc Coy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (333 more) ...
- William Teague Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- William Teague Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Red Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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 Central City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Central City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Central City, with the one closest to Central City listed first.
- Haroldton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Haroldton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haroldton
- Lavaca
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Barling
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Catcher
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Catcher is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catcher
- Bloomer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomer is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Massard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Massard is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massard
- Crescent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Jenny Lind
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jenny Lind is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Greenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
- Auburn ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Buell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Buell is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
- Beverly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Beverly is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Island is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island
- Fort Smith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Excelsior
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Excelsior is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Central City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Central City.
Newspapers Published in Central City ...
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 130 newspapers that have been published in the area around Central City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Central City, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Central City.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Central City:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Sebastian County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Franklin County
- Logan County
- Scott County
- Le Flore County
- Sequoyah 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 Central City, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Central City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |