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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Clear Water. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Clear Water to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Clear Water, 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 Clear Water (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 Clear Water. 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 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 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 Clear Water is historic, it would have been located within present day White 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 White County: Cleburne, Faulkner, Independence, Jackson, Lonoke, Prairie & Woodruff.
Below are the counties that are near Clear Water. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clear Water:
- White County (The home county of Clear Water)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clear Water, with the one closest to Clear Water listed first.
- Judsonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bald Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bliss ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bliss is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Russell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sunnydale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnydale is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydale
- Kensett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clay is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Searcy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Point is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Higginson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Higginson is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Letona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Letona is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Bradford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bradford is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clear Water, with the one closest to Clear Water listed first.
- Rainbow Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rainbow Island is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Island
- Wilburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilburn is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn
- Yuba
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Yuba is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Tumbling Shoals
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ida
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Heber Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Concord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Almond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Almond is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Drasco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Drasco is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drasco
- Wolf Bayou
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Bayou is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bayou
- Pearson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pearson is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Miller ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Miller is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Faulkner County
- Mount Vernon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Vernon is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Independence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clear Water, with the one closest to Clear Water listed first.
- Pleasant Plains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Floral
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Floral is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Thida
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Thida is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thida
- Oil Trough
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rosie
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rosie is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
- Salado
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Southside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Southside is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Locust Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Locust Grove is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Magness
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Magness is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Desha
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Desha is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desha
- Newark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Batesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clear Water, with the one closest to Clear Water listed first.
- Grand Glaise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Glaise is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Glaise
- Tupelo
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Shoffner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Shoffner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoffner
- Weldon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Weldon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Auvergne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Auvergne is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvergne
- Island Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Island Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Town
- Newport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gourd Neck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gourd Neck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gourd Neck
- Jacksonport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beedeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Beedeville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beedeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Diaz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Diaz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
- Remmel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Remmel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remmel
- Lonoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clear Water, with the one closest to Clear Water listed first.
- Ward
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Austin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Austin is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
- Prairie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clear Water, with the one closest to Clear Water listed first.
- Hickory Plains
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hickory Plains is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Plains
- Sand Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Hill is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Des Arc
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Little Dixie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Little Dixie is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dixie
- Woodruff County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clear Water, with the one closest to Clear Water listed first.
- Augusta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gregory
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gregory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Riverside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Patterson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Patterson is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- Flynn ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Flynn is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
- McCrory
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- McCrory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
- Colona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Colona is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
- DeView
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- DeView is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeView
- Howell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Howell is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clear Water, see our County-by-County Page for Clear Water.
Cemeteries Near Clear Water ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clear Water.
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 Clear Water - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clear Water covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clear Water, with the one closest to Clear Water listed first.
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shady Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Bald Knob.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56214 <3>
- Prince Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bolden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Velvet Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Searcy Faith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Faith Cemetery
- The Searcy Faith Cemetery has also been known as:
- Faith Assembly Cemetery
- Knox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Knox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oaklawn Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oaklawn Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located in Searcy.
- The Oaklawn Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Oaklawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55477 <3>
- Continue List (229 more) ...
- Oakgrove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Crow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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.
Clear Water 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 Clear Water, with the one closest to Clear Water listed first.
- Judsonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bald Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bliss ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bliss is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Kensett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Russell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Searcy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Little Red
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Little Red is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Red
- Clay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clay is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- West Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Point is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Higginson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Higginson is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Denmark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Denmark is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Davenport is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bradford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bradford is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Pangburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Plains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clear Water. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clear Water.
Newspapers Published in Clear Water ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clear Water.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clear Water, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clear Water.
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 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 Clear Water:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to White County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Faulkner County
- Independence County
- Jackson County
- Lonoke County
- Prairie County
- Woodruff County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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 Clear Water, 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> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clear Water) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |