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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about College Park. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added College Park to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with College Park, 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 College Park (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 Park. 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 doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of College Park is historic, it would have been located within present day Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Arkansas, Cleveland, Grant, Lincoln, Lonoke & Pulaski.
Below are the counties that are near College Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to College Park:
- Jefferson County (The home county of College Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- White Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pine Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pastoria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pastoria is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
- Sulphur Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Rob Roy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
- Sherrill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sherrill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Wright
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wright is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Pinebergen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pinebergen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebergen
- Altheimer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Madding
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Madding is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madding
- Tucker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Noble Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Noble Lake is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Lake
- Arkansas County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Humphrey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bayou Meto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bayou Meto is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Staves
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Staves is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staves
- White Oak Bluff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak Bluff is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Bluff
- Rison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Toledo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Toledo is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Saline
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saline is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Pansy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pansy is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Dallas County
- Bunn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bunn is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Center Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Center Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove
- Ebb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ebb is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebb
- Grapevine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grapevine is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Sheridan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Slabtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Slabtown is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Cherry Grove ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Ico ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ico is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ico
- Turin ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Turin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
- Dogwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dogwood is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Prattsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Yorktown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yorktown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Palmyra
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Palmyra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Grady
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sarassa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sarassa is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarassa
- Star City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crigler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crigler is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crigler
- Meroney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Meroney is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meroney
- Cornerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cornerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Varner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Varner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varner
- Lonoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- England
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Coy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coy is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Keo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Allport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Allport is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Cobbs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cobbs is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Humnoke
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Seaton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Seaton is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Hensley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Woodson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
- Bingham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bingham is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Wrightsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wrightsville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
- Landmark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Landmark is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Landmark has also been known as:
- Parkers - Iron Springs
- Scott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sweet Home
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sweet Home is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Saline County
- East End
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- East End is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to College Park, see our County-by-County Page for College Park.
Cemeteries Near College Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of College Park.
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 College Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for College Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Graceland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bellwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- McFadden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Stephen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Musgrove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Good Faith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (223 more) ...
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greenlee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.
While we didn't find College Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of College Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Pine Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Pastoria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pastoria is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
- Wilkins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wilkins is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Samples
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Samples is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samples
- Rob Roy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
- Double Wells
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Double Wells is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Wells
- Fairfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fairfield is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Sherrill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sherrill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Darysaw ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Darysaw is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darysaw
- Faith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Faith is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lake Dick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lake Dick is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dick
- Altheimer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kearney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kearney is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around College Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around College Park.
Newspapers Published in College Park ...
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 College Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of College Park, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for College Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 College Park:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Arkansas County
- Cleveland County
- Dallas County
- Grant County
- Lincoln County
- Lonoke County
- Pulaski County
- Saline 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 College Park, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- College Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |