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 Double Wells (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 Double Wells. 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.
Name Variations for Double Wells ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Double Wells: Double Wls.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Double Wells is located in 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 Double Wells. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Double Wells:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Double Wells)
- The following are listed by their distance from Double Wells, with the one closest to Double Wells listed first.
- Sulphur Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- White Hall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pinebergen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pinebergen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebergen
- Jefferson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Pastoria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pastoria is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
- Noble Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Noble Lake is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Lake
- Redfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rob Roy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
- Wright
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wright is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Madding
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Madding is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madding
- Sherrill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sherrill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Double Wells, with the one closest to Double Wells listed first.
- Staves
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Staves is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staves
- White Oak Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak Bluff is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Bluff
- Rison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Toledo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Toledo is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Saline
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Saline is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Kingsland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kingsland is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Pansy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pansy is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- New Edinburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- New Edinburg is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Edinburg
- Annover ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Annover is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annover
- Orlando
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Orlando is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Rye
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rye is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Double Wells, with the one closest to Double Wells listed first.
- Bunn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bunn is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
- Ivan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ivan is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
- Carthage
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Carthage is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Fordyce
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Double Wells, with the one closest to Double Wells listed first.
- Grapevine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grapevine is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Center Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Center Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove
- Ebb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ebb is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebb
- Slabtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Slabtown is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Cherry Grove ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Sheridan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Turin ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Turin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
- Dogwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dogwood is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Ico ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ico is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ico
- Leola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Prattsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Poyen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Poyen is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Hot Spring County
- The following are listed by their distance from Double Wells, with the one closest to Double Wells listed first.
- Lono
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lono is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lono
- Rolla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rolla is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Double Wells, with the one closest to Double Wells listed first.
- Palmyra
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Palmyra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Yorktown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Yorktown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Star City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cornerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cornerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Crigler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crigler is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crigler
- Grady
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Meroney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meroney is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meroney
- Sarassa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sarassa is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarassa
- Lonoke County
- England
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Double Wells, with the one closest to Double Wells listed first.
- Hensley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Woodson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Woodson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
- Bingham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bingham is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Double Wells, with the one closest to Double Wells listed first.
- East End
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- East End is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- Shaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shaw is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Double Wells, see our County-by-County Page for Double Wells.
Cemeteries Near Double Wells ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Double Wells.
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 Double Wells - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Double Wells covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Double Wells, with the one closest to Double Wells listed first.
- Lee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Raymick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fitzhugh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Heutt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clement Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Curl Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (234 more) ...
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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, Double Wells had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Double Wells, with the one closest to Double Wells listed first.
- Faith
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Faith is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
- Darysaw ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Darysaw is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darysaw
- Grapevine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grapevine is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Kedron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kedron is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kedron
- Ain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ain is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ain
- Junet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Junet is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junet
- Pine Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Randall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Randall is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Dexter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Rison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ebb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ebb is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebb
- Samples
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Samples is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samples
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cherry Grove ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Toledo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Toledo is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Jefferson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Double Wells. See our List of 1890's Communities around Double Wells.
Newspapers Published in Double Wells ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Double Wells.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Double Wells, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Double Wells.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Double Wells:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleveland County
- Dallas County
- Grant County
- Hot Spring County
- Lincoln County
- Lonoke County
- Pulaski County
- Saline 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 Double Wells, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Double Wells) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |