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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 Chickalah (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 Chickalah. 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 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.

Chickalah is located in Yell County.

To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties 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 Chickalah. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chickalah:

  • Yell County     (The home county of Chickalah)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chickalah, with the one closest to Chickalah listed first.
    • Dardanelle
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Centerville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Petit Jean
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petit Jean. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petit Jean
      • Petit Jean is located in Yell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Petit Jean
      • From Chickalah to Petit Jean
    • Ola
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
      • Ola is located in Yell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ola <1>
    • Danville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Danville is located in Yell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,365 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <1>
    • Belleville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
      • Belleville is located in Yell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <1>
    • Corinth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
      • Corinth is located in Yell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Plainview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
      • Plainview is located in Yell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <1>
    • Cotton Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
      • Cotton Town is located in Yell County
    • Birta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Birta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
      • Birta is located in Yell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Birta
      • From Chickalah to Birta
    • Havana
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
      • Havana is located in Yell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havana <1>
    • Marvinville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Rover
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
      • Rover is located in Yell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rover <1>
  • Conway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chickalah, with the one closest to Chickalah listed first.
    • Pontoon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontoon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
      • Pontoon is located in Conway County
    • Winrock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Oppelo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oppelo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
      • Oppelo is located in Conway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
    • Old Hickory
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hattieville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Morrilton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Jerusalem
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerusalem have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
      • Jerusalem is located in Conway County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jerusalem <1>
  • Garland County
    • Gladstone ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladstone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
      • Gladstone is located in Garland County
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chickalah, with the one closest to Chickalah listed first.
    • Piney
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Piney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
      • Piney is located in Johnson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Piney
      • From Chickalah to Piney
    • Knoxville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
      • Knoxville is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
    • Lamar
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Spadra
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spadra. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
      • Spadra is located in Johnson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Spadra
      • From Chickalah to Spadra
    • Clarksville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Hagarville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Ludwig
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Strawberry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
      • Strawberry is located in Johnson County
    • Hartman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hartman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
      • Hartman is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hartman
      • From Chickalah to Hartman
    • Union City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
      • Union City is located in Johnson County
    • Coal Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
      • Coal Hill is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,003 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coal Hill <1>
    • Lone Pine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Harmony
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harmony. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
      • Harmony is located in Johnson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Harmony
      • From Chickalah to Harmony
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chickalah, with the one closest to Chickalah listed first.
    • Delaware
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • New Blaine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sand Ridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sand Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
      • Sand Ridge is located in Logan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sand Ridge
      • From Chickalah to Sand Ridge
    • Scranton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Morrison Bluff
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Corley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
      • Corley is located in Logan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Corley
      • From Chickalah to Corley
    • Subiaco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Subiaco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Subiaco
      • Subiaco is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 554 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Subiaco <1>
    • Cotton Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
      • Cotton Town is located in Logan County
    • Blue Mountain
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
      • Blue Mountain is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Paris
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Magazine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magazine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magazine
      • Magazine is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
    • Carbon City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon City
      • Carbon City is located in Logan County
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chickalah, with the one closest to Chickalah listed first.
    • Casa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
      • Casa is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
    • Deberrie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Adona
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
      • Adona is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
    • Perry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Perry is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <1>
    • Perryville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perryville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
      • Perryville is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <1>
  • Pope County

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

Cemeteries Near Chickalah ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chickalah.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chickalah, with the one closest to Chickalah 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Chickalah had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Alpha
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpha have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
    • Alpha is located in Yell County
  • Ranger
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranger have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
    • Ranger is located in Yell County
  • Mount Nebo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Nebo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
    • Mount Nebo is located in Yell County
  • Dardanelle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Delaware
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Danville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Danville is located in Yell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,365 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <1>
  • Ola
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
    • Ola is located in Yell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ola <1>
  • Belleville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
    • Belleville is located in Yell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <1>
  • Russellville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mill Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
    • Mill Creek is located in Pope County
  • London
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Georgetown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Georgetown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in Pope County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Georgetown
    • From Chickalah to Georgetown
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Piney
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Piney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
      • Piney is located in Johnson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Piney
      • From Chickalah to Piney
    • Gilkey ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilkey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilkey
      • Gilkey is located in Yell County
    • Holla Bend
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holla Bend. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
      • Holla Bend is located in Pope County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Holla Bend
      • From Chickalah to Holla Bend

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

Newspapers Published in Chickalah ...

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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chickalah.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chickalah, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chickalah.

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 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 Chickalah:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chickalah. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chickalah) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chickalah. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1643, Longitude: -93.2787    
<6>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 Chickalah, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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