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 Chalybeate Springs (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 Chalybeate Springs. 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 Chalybeate Springs ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Chalybeate Springs: Chalybeate Spgs. (or less commonly used: Chalybeate Spngs. or Chalybeate Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Chalybeate Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Chalybeate Springs.
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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Chalybeate Springs is located in Yell 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 Yell County: Conway, Garland, Logan, Montgomery, Perry, Pope & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Chalybeate Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chalybeate Springs:
- Yell County (The home county of Chalybeate Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chalybeate Springs, with the one closest to Chalybeate Springs listed first.
- Waltreak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Waltreak is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltreak
- Bluffton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bluffton is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Briggsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Briggsville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Wing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wing is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Havana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Marvinville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Marvinville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvinville
- Gravelly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gravelly is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly
- Belleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Danville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chula
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chula is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chalybeate Springs, with the one closest to Chalybeate Springs listed first.
- Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leon ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Garland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chalybeate Springs, with the one closest to Chalybeate Springs listed first.
- Gladstone ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gladstone is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Avant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Avant is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avant
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chalybeate Springs, with the one closest to Chalybeate Springs listed first.
- Piney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Piney is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Knoxville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Knoxville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Hartman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hartman is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Spadra
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Spadra is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chalybeate Springs, with the one closest to Chalybeate Springs listed first.
- Blue Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Mountain is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Corley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Corley is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Magazine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Magazine is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magazine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
- Golden City ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Golden City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden City
- Sand Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sand Ridge is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Subiaco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- New Blaine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Booneville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paris
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon City
- Carolan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Carolan is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolan
- Delaware
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chalybeate Springs, with the one closest to Chalybeate Springs listed first.
- Story
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fannie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fannie is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannie
- Sims
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sims is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Washita
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Washita is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
- Pencil Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Whitetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Whitetown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Oden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fir ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir
- Mount Ida
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Perry County
- Casa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chalybeate Springs, with the one closest to Chalybeate Springs listed first.
- Georgetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- London
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Dardanelle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Dardanelle is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dardanelle
- Bernice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bernice is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chalybeate Springs, with the one closest to Chalybeate Springs listed first.
- Little Texas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Little Texas is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Nebraska ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nebraska is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
- Harvey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harvey is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Cardiff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cardiff is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Parks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Parks is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
- Waldron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Boles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chalybeate Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Chalybeate Springs.
Cemeteries Near Chalybeate Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chalybeate Springs.
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 Chalybeate Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chalybeate Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chalybeate Springs, with the one closest to Chalybeate Springs listed first.
- Chalybeate Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Waltreak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tate Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Briggs Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Young Gravelly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bluffton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Riley Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (274 more) ...
- Davis Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Underwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Moores Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Chalybeate Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chalybeate Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chalybeate Springs, with the one closest to Chalybeate Springs listed first.
- Shark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shark is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shark
- Bluffton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bluffton is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Briggsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Briggsville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Wing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wing is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Blue Ball
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Blue Ball is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball
- Waveland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Waveland is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waveland
- Rover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Marvinville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Marvinville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvinville
- Southern Home ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Southern Home is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Home
- Belleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gilkey ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gilkey is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilkey
- Danville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Nebraska ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nebraska is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
- Chula
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chula is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Onyx
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Onyx is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onyx
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chalybeate Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chalybeate Springs.
Newspapers Published in Chalybeate Springs ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chalybeate Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chalybeate Springs, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chalybeate Springs.
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 Chalybeate Springs:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Yell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Garland County
- Johnson County
- Logan County
- Montgomery County
- Perry County
- Pope County
- Scott 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> | 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 Chalybeate Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Chalybeate Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |