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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Colburn Spring. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Colburn Spring to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Colburn Spring, 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 Colburn Spring (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 Colburn Spring. 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 Colburn Spring ...
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 Colburn Spring: Colburn Spg. (or less commonly used: Colburn Spng. or Colburn Sprng.)
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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Colburn Spring is historic, it would have been located within present day Scott 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 Scott County: Logan, Montgomery, Polk, Sebastian, Yell & Le Flore (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Colburn Spring. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Colburn Spring:
- Scott County (The home county of Colburn Spring)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colburn Spring, with the one closest to Colburn Spring listed first.
- Cardiff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cardiff is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Waldron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Winfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Winfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Parks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Parks is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
- Boles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Harvey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harvey is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Nebraska ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nebraska is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
- Y City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Y City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Y City
- Little Texas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Little Texas is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Gate ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gate is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate
- Bates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bates is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colburn Spring, with the one closest to Colburn Spring listed first.
- Leon ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Leon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Charleston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Donald ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Donald is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Dahoma ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dahoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahoma
- Etna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Etna is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colburn Spring, with the one closest to Colburn Spring listed first.
- Golden City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Golden City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden City
- Carolan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Carolan is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolan
- Lucas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lucas is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Booneville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Magazine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Magazine is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magazine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
- Blue Mountain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Mountain is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Ratcliff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Caulksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Caulksville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caulksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Carbon City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon City
- Corley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Corley is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Paris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Subiaco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colburn Spring, with the one closest to Colburn Spring listed first.
- Oden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pencil Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sims
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sims is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Whitetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitetown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colburn Spring, with the one closest to Colburn Spring listed first.
- Rich Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rich Mountain is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
- Mena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sebastian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colburn Spring, with the one closest to Colburn Spring listed first.
- Mansfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Huntington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
- Frog Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Frog Town is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Town
- Greenwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
- Hartford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Midland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Midland is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Bloomer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bloomer is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Ursula
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ursula is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursula
- Jenny Lind
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jenny Lind is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Lavaca
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Central City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Central City is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Hackett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colburn Spring, with the one closest to Colburn Spring listed first.
- Gravelly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gravelly is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly
- Waltreak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Waltreak is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltreak
- Bluffton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bluffton is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Marvinville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Marvinville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvinville
- Havana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Chula
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chula is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Briggsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Briggsville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Le Flore County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colburn Spring, with the one closest to Colburn Spring listed first.
- Monroe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rock Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Island is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Colburn Spring, see our County-by-County Page for Colburn Spring.
Cemeteries Near Colburn Spring ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Colburn Spring.
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 Colburn Spring - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Colburn Spring covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Colburn Spring, with the one closest to Colburn Spring listed first.
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bloodsworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wiley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Square Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Birdsview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oliver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Logan Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Cauthron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (268 more) ...
- French Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Golden City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tomlinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.
While we didn't find Colburn Spring in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Colburn Spring.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Colburn Spring, with the one closest to Colburn Spring listed first.
- Green Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Green Ridge is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Cardiff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cardiff is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Golden City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Golden City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden City
- Boothe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boothe is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothe
- Waldron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carolan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Carolan is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolan
- Olio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Olio is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Winfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Winfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Booneville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Parks is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
- Sugar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Boles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dayton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Mansfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Huntington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Colburn Spring. See our List of 1890's Communities around Colburn Spring.
Newspapers Published in Colburn Spring ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Colburn Spring.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Colburn Spring, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Colburn Spring.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Colburn Spring:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Scott County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Logan County
- Montgomery County
- Polk County
- Sebastian County
- Yell County
- Le Flore 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 Colburn Spring, 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 '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- Colburn Spring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |