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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 College Hill (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 College Hill. 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/Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest 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 north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties/parishes 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 north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

College Hill is located in Columbia 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 Columbia County: Lafayette, Nevada, Ouachita, Union, Claiborne (LA) & Webster (LA).

Below are the counties/parishes that are near College Hill. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to College Hill:

  • Columbia County     (The home county of College Hill)
  • Clark County
  • Hempstead County
    • The following are listed by their distance from College Hill, with the one closest to College Hill listed first.
    • Patmos
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patmos have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
      • Patmos is located in Hempstead County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
    • Centerville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Shover Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Perrytown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
      • Perrytown is located in Hempstead County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • Hope
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lafayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from College Hill, with the one closest to College Hill listed first.
    • Buckner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
      • Buckner is located in Lafayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
    • Stamps
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • McKamie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Old Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
      • Old Town is located in Lafayette County
    • Lewisville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Kress City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kress City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kress City
      • Kress City is located in Lafayette County
  • Miller County
  • Nevada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from College Hill, with the one closest to College Hill listed first.
    • Willisville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
      • Willisville is located in Nevada County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
    • Rosston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Cale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cale
      • Cale is located in Nevada County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
    • Bodcaw
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Zama ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zama have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zama
      • Zama is located in Nevada County
    • Laneburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laneburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneburg
      • Laneburg is located in Nevada County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Laneburg
      • From College Hill to Laneburg
    • Bluff City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
      • Bluff City is located in Nevada County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <1>
    • Emmet
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
      • Emmet is located in Nevada County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
    • Prescott
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Boughton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boughton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boughton
      • Boughton is located in Nevada County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Boughton
      • From College Hill to Boughton
  • Ouachita County
    • The following are listed by their distance from College Hill, with the one closest to College Hill listed first.
    • Stephens
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
      • Stephens is located in Ouachita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 779 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephens <1>
    • Lufra ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lufra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufra
      • Lufra is located in Ouachita County
    • Pace City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pace City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace City
      • Pace City is located in Ouachita County
    • Liberty
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Liberty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Ouachita County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Liberty
      • From College Hill to Liberty
    • Bragg City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bragg City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
      • Bragg City is located in Ouachita County
    • Chidester
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chidester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chidester
      • Chidester is located in Ouachita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
    • Cullendale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Louann
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Reader
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Camden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
      • Camden is located in Ouachita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,638 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <1>
    • Wyloe ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyloe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyloe
      • Wyloe is located in Ouachita County
    • East Camden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Camden
      • East Camden is located in Ouachita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from College Hill, with the one closest to College Hill listed first.
    • Mount Holly
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
      • Mount Holly is located in Union County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Holly <1>
    • Lisbon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Smackover
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smackover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smackover
      • Smackover is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smackover <1>
    • Dumas City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumas City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas City
      • Dumas City is located in Union County
    • Sandy Land
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Dodge City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
      • Dodge City is located in Union County

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

Cemeteries Near College Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of College Hill.

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 College Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Green Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Miner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tick Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tick Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tick Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Watts Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gatlin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gatlin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gatlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Columbia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Columbia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Columbia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Matthews Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Matthews Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Matthews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hartsfield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartsfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartsfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dickson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (206 more) ...
    • Round Oak Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Oak Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Waldrep Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waldrep Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waldrep Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that College Hill had a population of 75 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • McNeil
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Milner ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
    • Milner is located in Columbia County
  • Glenville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
    • Glenville is located in Nevada County
  • Waldo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Delta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Delta is located in Nevada County
  • Laughlin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laughlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
    • Laughlin is located in Columbia County
  • Troy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Troy is located in Ouachita County
  • Woodlawn ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Woodlawn is located in Nevada County
  • Willisville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
    • Willisville is located in Nevada County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
  • Lumber
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumber have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber
    • Lumber is located in Columbia County
  • Magnolia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Rosston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Caney ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
      • Caney is located in Nevada County
    • Falcon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
      • Falcon is located in Nevada County
    • Calhoun
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in College Hill ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around College Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of College Hill, 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 College Hill.

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 College Hill:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for College Hill. 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>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.
<3>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.
<4>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 College Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- College Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in College Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4158, Longitude: -93.2044    









 

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