Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Draper. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Draper to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Draper, 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 Draper (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 Draper. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Draper is historic, it would have been located within present day Bradley 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 Bradley County: Ashley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Drew & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Draper. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Draper:
- Bradley County (The home county of Draper)
- The following are listed by their distance from Draper, with the one closest to Draper listed first.
- Banks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Banks is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Warren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Farmville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Farmville is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Lanark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lanark is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
- Gravelridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gravelridge is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelridge
- Hermitage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sumpter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sumpter is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Jersey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ingalls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ingalls is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
- Johnsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsville is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Sturgis ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sturgis is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
- Long View Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Long View Ferry is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View Ferry
- Ashley County
- Fountain Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Draper, with the one closest to Draper listed first.
- Tinsman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tinsman is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Harrell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harrell is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Hampton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Thornton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Thornton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Hopeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hopeville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Harlow
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Harlow is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Draper, with the one closest to Draper listed first.
- Orlando
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orlando is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- New Edinburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Edinburg is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Edinburg
- Rye
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rye is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Annover ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Annover is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annover
- Kingsland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kingsland is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Saline
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Saline is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Pansy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pansy is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Toledo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Toledo is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Rison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Staves
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Staves is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staves
- White Oak Bluff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- White Oak Bluff is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Bluff
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Draper, with the one closest to Draper listed first.
- Fordyce
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ivan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ivan is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
- Bunn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bunn is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
- Drew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Draper, with the one closest to Draper listed first.
- Wilmar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wilmar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Barkada
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Barkada is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkada
- Rose Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Monticello
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lacey
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lacey is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Draper, with the one closest to Draper listed first.
- Cornerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cornerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Palmyra
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Palmyra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Star City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tyro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tyro is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Ouachita County
- The following are listed by their distance from Draper, with the one closest to Draper listed first.
- Bearden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Millville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Millville is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Union County
- Calion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Calion is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Draper, see our County-by-County Page for Draper.
Cemeteries Near Draper ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Draper.
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 Draper - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Draper covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Draper, with the one closest to Draper listed first.
- Garrison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Good Hope Methodist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- McKinney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Reaves Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Crossroads Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parnell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Willoughby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McFarland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wheeler Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (211 more) ...
- Moseley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- McLeod Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Draper in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Draper.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Draper, with the one closest to Draper listed first.
- Orlando
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orlando is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Warren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lanark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lanark is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
- New Edinburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Edinburg is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Edinburg
- Saline ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Saline is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Summerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Summerville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Gravelridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gravelridge is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelridge
- Simpson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Sumpter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sumpter is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- McKinney ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- McKinney is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney
- Jersey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wilmar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Annover ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Annover is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annover
- Ripley ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ripley is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Chambersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chambersville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Draper. See our List of 1890's Communities around Draper.
Newspapers Published in Draper ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Draper.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Draper, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Draper.
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 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 Draper:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Bradley County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashley County
- Calhoun County
- Cleveland County
- Dallas County
- Drew County
- Lincoln County
- Ouachita County
- Union 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 Draper, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Draper) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |