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Introduction ...

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

We've added Clayton Spur to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Clayton Spur, 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 Clayton Spur (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 Clayton Spur. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Clayton Spur is historic, it would have been located within present day Polk 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 Polk County: Howard, Montgomery, Scott, Sevier, Le Flore (OK) & McCurtain (OK).

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

  • Polk County     (The home county of Clayton Spur)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clayton Spur, with the one closest to Clayton Spur listed first.
    • Hatfield
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Potter
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Potter is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
    • Potter Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Potter Junction is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Junction
    • Vandervoort
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Vandervoort is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandervoort
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
    • Hatton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Hatton is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
    • Dallas
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Dallas is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
    • Mena
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bog Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Bog Springs is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bog Springs
    • Mountain Fork
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Mountain Fork is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Fork
    • Wickes
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Rich Mountain
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Rich Mountain is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
  • Calhoun County
    • Unco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Unco is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unco
  • Howard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clayton Spur, with the one closest to Clayton Spur listed first.
    • Galena
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Galena is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
    • Mineola
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Mineola is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
    • Umpire
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Umpire is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpire
    • Athens
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Euclid
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Euclid is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
  • Montgomery County
    • Cox Spring
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Cox Spring is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Spring
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clayton Spur, with the one closest to Clayton Spur listed first.
    • Gate ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Gate is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate
    • Y City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Y City is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Y City
    • Boles
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bates
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Bates is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
    • Winfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Winfield is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Sevier County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clayton Spur, with the one closest to Clayton Spur listed first.
    • Gillham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Gillham is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
    • De Queen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Le Flore County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clayton Spur, with the one closest to Clayton Spur listed first.
    • Octavia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Big Cedar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Big Cedar is located in Le Flore County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cedar
    • Muse
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ludlow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Ludlow is located in Le Flore County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
    • Hodgen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hodgen is located in Le Flore County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgen
      • Former name for Hodgen:
      • Hodgens
      • Hodgen has also been known as:
      • Hodgens Station
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodgen <2>
    • Conser
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Conser is located in Le Flore County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conser
    • Petros
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Petros is located in Le Flore County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petros
  • McCurtain County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clayton Spur, with the one closest to Clayton Spur listed first.
    • Watson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Smithville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Bethel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Hochatown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Clayton Spur ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clayton Spur.

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 Clayton Spur - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Sixmile Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Gann Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mollie Gann Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lone Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Stinett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Foote Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Whole Council of God Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Whole Council of God Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Nichols Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Nichols Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Hatfield.
  • Buffalo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (127 more) ...

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.

While we didn't find Clayton Spur in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clayton Spur.

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

  • Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Potter
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Potter is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
  • Rocky
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Rocky is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky
  • Dallas
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dallas is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
  • Mountain Fork
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Mountain Fork is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Fork
  • Hartley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hartley is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
  • Duckett
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Duckett is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckett
  • Rich Mountain
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Rich Mountain is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
  • Board Camp
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Board Camp is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Camp
  • Ink
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ink is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ink
  • Gate ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Gate is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate
  • Black Fork
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Black Fork is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Fork
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Antimony ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Antimony is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antimony
    • Galena
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Galena is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
    • New Moon ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • New Moon is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon

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

Newspapers Published in Clayton Spur ...

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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clayton Spur.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clayton Spur, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clayton Spur.

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 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 Clayton Spur:

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 Clayton Spur, 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 '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- Clayton Spur) 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.