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 Coleman (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 Coleman. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Coleman is located in Drew 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 Drew County: Ashley, Bradley, Chicot, Cleveland, Desha & Lincoln.
Below are the counties that are near Coleman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Coleman:
- Drew County (The home county of Coleman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coleman, with the one closest to Coleman listed first.
- Rose Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Monticello
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Selma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Selma is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Barkada
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barkada is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkada
- Wilmar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Winchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Winchester is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Tillar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tillar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Collins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Collins is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Lacey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lacey is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Jerome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Ashley County
- Fountain Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coleman, with the one closest to Coleman listed first.
- Warren
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sumpter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sumpter is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Long View Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Long View Ferry is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View Ferry
- Farmville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Farmville is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Chicot County
- Dermott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coleman, with the one closest to Coleman listed first.
- Annover ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Annover is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annover
- Pansy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pansy is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Rye
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rye is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Orlando
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Orlando is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Toledo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Toledo is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Rison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Edinburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Edinburg is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Edinburg
- Saline
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Saline is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Desha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coleman, with the one closest to Coleman listed first.
- Hopedale ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hopedale is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Pickens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pickens is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
- Dumas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchellville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchellville is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Reed
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Reed is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- McGehee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- McArthur
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- McArthur is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
- Pea Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pea Ridge is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Kelso
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kelso is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
- Rohwer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Watson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coleman, with the one closest to Coleman listed first.
- Tamo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tamo is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamo
- Moscow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Moscow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Pinebergen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pinebergen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebergen
- Noble Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Noble Lake is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Lake
- Reydell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Reydell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reydell
- Richardson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Richardson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coleman, with the one closest to Coleman listed first.
- Tyro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tyro is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Warrenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Warrenton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Cornerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cornerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Crigler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Crigler is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crigler
- Meroney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Meroney is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meroney
- Star City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Palmyra
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Palmyra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Yorktown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Yorktown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Gould
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gould is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Varner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Varner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varner
- Grady
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sarassa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sarassa is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarassa
- South Bend ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Coleman, see our County-by-County Page for Coleman.
Cemeteries Near Coleman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coleman.
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 Coleman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Coleman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Coleman, with the one closest to Coleman listed first.
- Pleasant Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenmount Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Green Mount Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Old Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tyro Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Maxwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brockman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (244 more) ...
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- O'Neel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Coleman had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Coleman, with the one closest to Coleman listed first.
- Montongo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Montongo is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montongo
- Tyro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tyro is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Garnett
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Garnett is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnett
- Florence
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Florence is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Relf's Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Relf's Bluff is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relf's Bluff
- Warrenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Warrenton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Plantersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Plantersville is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Rose Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Monticello
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Barkada
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barkada is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkada
- Selma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Selma is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Cornerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cornerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Star City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Palmyra
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Palmyra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Coleman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Coleman.
Newspapers Published in Coleman ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coleman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coleman, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coleman.
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 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 Coleman:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Drew County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashley County
- Bradley County
- Chicot County
- Cleveland County
- Desha County
- Jefferson County
- Lincoln 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Coleman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Coleman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |