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 Chapman (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 Chapman. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Chapman is located in Boone 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 Boone County: Carroll, Marion, Newton, Searcy & Taney (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Chapman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chapman:
- Boone County (The home county of Chapman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chapman, with the one closest to Chapman listed first.
- Harrison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefonte
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bellefonte is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Valley Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Bergman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Keener ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Keener is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Rally Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rally Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
- Batavia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Batavia is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Pleasant Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Myrtle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Myrtle is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Ridgeway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeway is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Zinc
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Zinc is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zinc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Everton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Baxter County
- Amos
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Amos is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chapman, with the one closest to Chapman listed first.
- Denver
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Denver is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Osage
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Osage is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Green Forest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- New Town ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Rudd
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rudd is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Dryfork
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dryfork is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
- Oak Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Metalton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Metalton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metalton
- Blue Eye
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Eye is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Urbanette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Urbanette is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbanette
- Berryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chapman, with the one closest to Chapman listed first.
- Kingston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marble
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Marble is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chapman, with the one closest to Chapman listed first.
- Eros
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Eros is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
- Pyatt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pyatt is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Bruno
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bruno is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
- Dodd City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dodd City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd City
- Monarch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Monarch is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Summit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Yellville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Peel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Flippin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bull Shoals
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rush ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rush is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Rea Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rea Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea Valley
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chapman, with the one closest to Chapman listed first.
- Western Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Hasty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hasty is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Compton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jasper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Vendor
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Vendor is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
- Mount Judea
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Parthenon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ponca
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Murray
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Murray is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Boxley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Boxley is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
- Deer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mossville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mossville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Searcy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chapman, with the one closest to Chapman listed first.
- Pindall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pindall is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Saint Joe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blanco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blanco is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Gilbert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ozark County (MO)
- Ocie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ocie is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocie
- Stone County (MO)
- Blue Eye
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Taney County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chapman, with the one closest to Chapman listed first.
- Ridgedale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Protem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarcreek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cedarcreek is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcreek
- Melva ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Melva is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melva
- Oasis ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oasis is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
- Hollister
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hollister is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,607 people
- Kirbyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rueter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rueter is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rueter
- Table Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Table Rock is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Branson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Powersite
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Powersite is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersite
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chapman, see our County-by-County Page for Chapman.
Cemeteries Near Chapman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chapman.
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 Chapman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chapman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chapman, with the one closest to Chapman listed first.
- Milum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Speer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Younes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clipper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Holmes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Freeling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dees Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Crossroads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Summers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (244 more) ...
- Starkey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wagley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Holt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Chapman in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chapman.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chapman, with the one closest to Chapman listed first.
- Bellefonte
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bellefonte is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Harrison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elmwood is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Watkins ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Watkins is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Pedlo ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pedlo is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlo
- Valley Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Oregon ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oregon is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
- Gaither
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gaither is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaither
- Francis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Francis is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Rally Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rally Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
- Batavia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Batavia is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Myrtle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Myrtle is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pleasant Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Western Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Hill Top
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Top is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chapman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chapman.
Newspapers Published in Chapman ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chapman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chapman, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chapman.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Chapman:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Boone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baxter County
- Carroll County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Newton County
- Searcy County
- Ozark County
- Stone County
- Taney 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 Chapman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Chapman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |