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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 Cullendale (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 Cullendale. 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.

Cullendale is located in Ouachita 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 Ouachita County: Calhoun, Clark, Columbia, Dallas, Nevada & Union.

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

  • Ouachita County     (The home county of Cullendale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cullendale, with the one closest to Cullendale listed first.
    • Camden
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • East Camden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • East Camden is located in Ouachita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Camden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
    • Vanduzer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Liberty
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lufra ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Lufra is located in Ouachita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufra
    • Louann
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Pace City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Pace City is located in Ouachita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace City
    • Bragg City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Bragg City is located in Ouachita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
    • Millville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Millville is located in Ouachita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
    • Joyce City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Joyce City is located in Ouachita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce City
    • Stephens
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Chidester
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Chidester is located in Ouachita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chidester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Bradley County
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cullendale, with the one closest to Cullendale listed first.
    • Hampton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Harlow
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hopeville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Harrell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Harrell is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
    • Thornton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Thornton is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
    • Tinsman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Tinsman is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
  • Clark County
  • Columbia County
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cullendale, with the one closest to Cullendale listed first.
    • Sparkman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Fordyce
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Nevada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cullendale, with the one closest to Cullendale listed first.
    • Bluff City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Zama ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Zama is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zama
    • Cale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Cale is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
    • Rosston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Willisville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Willisville is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cullendale, with the one closest to Cullendale listed first.
    • Smackover
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandy Land
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Norphlet
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Norphlet is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norphlet
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
    • Mount Holly
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lisbon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Dumas City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Dumas City is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas City
    • Calion
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Calion is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
    • El Dorado
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Crain City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Crain City is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain City
    • Perdue City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Perdue City is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue City
    • Lawson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • White County

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

Cemeteries Near Cullendale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cullendale.

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 Cullendale - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cullendale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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.<2>

While we didn't find Cullendale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cullendale.

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

  • Camden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Elliott
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Elliott is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
  • Frenchport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Frenchport is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchport
  • Buena Vista
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Buena Vista is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Vanduzer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Liberty
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Locust Bayou
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Locust Bayou is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Bayou
  • Lester
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lester is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
  • Lufra ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Lufra is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufra
  • Lilley ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lilley is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilley
  • Eagle Mills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Eagle Mills is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
  • Little Bay
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Bay is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bay
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Millville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Millville is located in Ouachita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
    • Troy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Troy is located in Ouachita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Lunet
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Lunet is located in Ouachita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunet

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

Newspapers Published in Cullendale ...

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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cullendale.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cullendale, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cullendale.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Cullendale:

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>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 Cullendale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cullendale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.