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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Chalk. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Chalk to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Chalk, please Contact Us.

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 Chalk (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 Chalk. 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Chalk is historic, it would have been located within present day Van Buren 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 Van Buren County: Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Searcy & Stone.

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

  • Van Buren County     (The home county of Chalk)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chalk, with the one closest to Chalk listed first.
    • Fairfield Bay
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Eglantine
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
    • Morganton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Morganton is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
    • Green Tree
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
    • Shirley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bee Branch
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
    • Choctaw
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
    • Gravesville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Gravesville is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
    • Clinton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Damascus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Formosa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Formosa is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa
    • Crabtree
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
    • Scotland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Cleburne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chalk, with the one closest to Chalk listed first.
    • Higden
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Greers Ferry
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Shiloh ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Edgemont
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Miller ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Miller is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
    • Pearson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Pearson is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
    • Quitman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Heber Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • 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 <2>
    • Prim
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Tumbling Shoals
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Yuba
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Yuba is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
    • Drasco
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Drasco is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drasco
    • Ida
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Conway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chalk, with the one closest to Chalk listed first.
    • Austin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Center Ridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Springfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Middleton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Middleton is located in Conway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
    • Cleveland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Faulkner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chalk, with the one closest to Chalk listed first.
    • Enders
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Enders is located in Faulkner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
    • Guy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Guy is located in Faulkner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
    • Centerville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Centerville is located in Faulkner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Twin Groves
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
    • Greenbrier
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Mount Vernon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Mount Vernon is located in Faulkner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Enola
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Enola is located in Faulkner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
    • Holland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Holland is located in Faulkner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
    • Wooster
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Independence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chalk, with the one closest to Chalk listed first.
    • Floral
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Floral is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
    • Bethesda
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bethesda is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
  • Searcy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chalk, with the one closest to Chalk listed first.
    • Leslie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Watts
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Watts is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
  • Stone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chalk, with the one closest to Chalk listed first.
    • Fox
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Fox is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
    • Mountain View
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Timbo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Alco
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Alco is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
    • Onia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Onia is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onia
    • Marcella
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Marcella is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
    • Pleasant Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Fifty-Six
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • White County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chalk, with the one closest to Chalk listed first.
    • Rose Bud
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Romance
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Pangburn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Letona
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Letona is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letona
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
    • Clay
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Clay is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
    • Center Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Center Hill is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
    • Floyd
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Floyd is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
    • El Paso
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Davenport ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Davenport is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport

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

Cemeteries Near Chalk ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chalk.

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

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

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

  • Higden McLehaney Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higden McLehaney Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Higden McLehaney Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Higden.
    • The Higden McLehaney Cemetery has also been known as:
    • McLehaney Higden Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2163555 <4>
  • Bailey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Flat Rock Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Flat Rock Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west of Heber Springs.
    • The Flat Rock Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Flat Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Flat Rock Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1983588 <4>
  • Shiloh Crossroads Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Crossroads Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Crossroads Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Greers Ferry.
    • The Shiloh Crossroads Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Shiloh Crossroads Community Chapel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1992333 <4>
  • Woodland Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Eglantine Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bradford Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Settlement Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hardin Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Central Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Collins Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (223 more) ...
    • Goodloe Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodloe Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Goodloe Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Quitman.
      • The Goodloe Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Goodloe Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2165533 <4>
    • Wesley Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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.

Chalk itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Eglantine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
  • Shiloh ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
  • Morganton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Morganton is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
  • Settlement ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Settlement is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlement
  • Bee Branch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
  • Choctaw
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
  • Quitman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Heber Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • 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 <2>
  • Clinton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Rushing
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Rushing is located in Stone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushing
  • Enders
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Enders is located in Faulkner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
  • Damascus
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Guy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Guy is located in Faulkner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
    • Yuba
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Yuba is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
    • Pinnacle Springs ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pinnacle Springs is located in Faulkner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle Springs

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

Newspapers Published in Chalk ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chalk.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chalk, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chalk.

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 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 Chalk:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Chalk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Chalk) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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.