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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Curtis. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Curtis to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Curtis, 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 Curtis (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 Curtis. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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 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, 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 Curtis is historic, it would have been located within present day Saline 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 Saline County: Garland, Grant, Hot Spring, Perry & Pulaski.
Below are the counties that are near Curtis. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Curtis:
- Saline County (The home county of Curtis)
- The following are listed by their distance from Curtis, with the one closest to Curtis listed first.
- Paron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Paron is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paron
- Rubicon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rubicon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
- Kentucky
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kentucky is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Avilla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Avilla is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Congo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Congo is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Fairplay ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairplay is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Salem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Benton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Haskell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bryant
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bauxite
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bauxite is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Traskwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Traskwood is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traskwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Curtis, with the one closest to Curtis listed first.
- Oppelo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Pontoon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pontoon is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
- Winrock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Winrock is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winrock
- Morrilton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Curtis, with the one closest to Curtis listed first.
- Lollie
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
- Mayflower
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Curtis, with the one closest to Curtis listed first.
- Fountain Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Hot Springs Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jessieville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Blue Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Springs is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Lonsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Price
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Price is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Hot Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Pine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Piney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Piney is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Rockwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwell is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell
- Gladstone ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gladstone is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Lake Hamilton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grant County
- Tull
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tull is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
- Hot Spring County
- The following are listed by their distance from Curtis, with the one closest to Curtis listed first.
- Magnet Cove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Magnet Cove is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
- Butterfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Butterfield is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Rockport
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rockport is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Malvern
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Perla
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Perla is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Social Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Social Hill is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Hill
- Saginaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Saginaw is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Curtis, with the one closest to Curtis listed first.
- Deberrie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deberrie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deberrie
- Perryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Adona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Little Italy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Little Italy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Perry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Casa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Bigelow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fourche
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fourche is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Houston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Toad Suck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Toad Suck is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
- Pope County
- Holla Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Holla Bend is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Curtis, with the one closest to Curtis listed first.
- Ferndale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ferndale is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Banty ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Banty is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banty
- Natural Steps
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Natural Steps is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Steps
- Roland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Secluded Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Secluded Hills is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secluded Hills
- Monnie Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Monnie Springs is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monnie Springs
- Alexander
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mabelvale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Maumelle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cammack Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cammack Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammack Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
- Marche
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Marche is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marche
- Wakefield Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wakefield Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield Village
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Curtis, with the one closest to Curtis listed first.
- Birta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Birta is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
- Cotton Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Town is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Ola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Petit Jean
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Petit Jean is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petit Jean
- Plainview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Curtis, see our County-by-County Page for Curtis.
Cemeteries Near Curtis ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Curtis.
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 Curtis - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Curtis covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Curtis, with the one closest to Curtis listed first.
- Bolin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wesleys Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fowler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Talley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Geurin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newkirk Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Slate Branch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Beth Jacob Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Thomas - Leatherwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cosby Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Medlock Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (202 more) ...
- Cold Springs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
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 Curtis in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Curtis.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Curtis, with the one closest to Curtis listed first.
- Reform
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reform is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Blocher
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blocher is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher
- Owensville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Owensville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
- Bland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bland is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
- Jessieville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mountain Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Valley is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Valley
- Tatumville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tatumville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumville
- Avilla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Avilla is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Hollis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Fairplay ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairplay is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Aplin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Aplin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Perryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Nimrod
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nimrod is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
- Hot Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cove Creek ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cove Creek is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Curtis. See our List of 1890's Communities around Curtis.
Newspapers Published in Curtis ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Curtis.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Curtis, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Curtis.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Curtis:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Saline County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Faulkner County
- Garland County
- Grant County
- Hot Spring County
- Perry County
- Pope County
- Pulaski County
- Yell 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 Curtis, 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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- Curtis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |