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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 Edgemont (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 Edgemont. 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 doctors 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.

Edgemont is located in Cleburne 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 Cleburne County: Faulkner, Independence, Stone, Van Buren & White.

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

  • Cleburne County     (The home county of Edgemont)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edgemont, with the one closest to Edgemont listed first.
    • Higden
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Greers Ferry
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Shiloh ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Miller ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Miller is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
    • Prim
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pearson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Pearson is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
    • Heber Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
      • Former name for Heber Springs:
      • Sugar Loaf
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <1>
    • Tumbling Shoals
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Drasco
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Drasco is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drasco
    • Ida
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Quitman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Wolf Bayou
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Wolf Bayou is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bayou
  • Baxter County
    • Big Flat
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Conway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edgemont, with the one closest to Edgemont listed first.
    • Austin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Center Ridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Middleton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Middleton is located in Conway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
    • Springfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Faulkner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edgemont, with the one closest to Edgemont listed first.
    • Enders
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Enders is located in Faulkner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
    • Guy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Guy is located in Faulkner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
    • Centerville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Centerville is located in Faulkner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Twin Groves
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
    • Mount Vernon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Mount Vernon is located in Faulkner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Greenbrier
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Enola
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Enola is located in Faulkner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
    • Holland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Holland is located in Faulkner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
  • Independence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edgemont, with the one closest to Edgemont listed first.
    • Floral
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Floral is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
    • Locust Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Locust Grove is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Bethesda
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Bethesda is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
    • Denieville ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Denieville is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denieville
    • Desha
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Desha is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desha
  • Izard County
    • Guion
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Guion is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • Searcy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edgemont, with the one closest to Edgemont listed first.
    • Leslie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Watts
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Watts is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
    • Baker
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Baker is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
  • Stone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edgemont, with the one closest to Edgemont listed first.
    • Fox
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Fox is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
    • Mountain View
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Timbo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Marcella
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Marcella is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
    • Pleasant Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Alco
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Alco is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
    • Onia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Onia is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onia
    • Fifty-Six
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Van Buren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edgemont, with the one closest to Edgemont listed first.
    • Fairfield Bay
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Chalk ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Chalk is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
    • Eglantine
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
    • Shirley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Tree
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
    • Morganton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Morganton is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
    • Choctaw
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
    • Clinton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Bee Branch
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
    • Gravesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Gravesville is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
    • Damascus
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Formosa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Formosa is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa
  • White County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edgemont, with the one closest to Edgemont listed first.
    • Rose Bud
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Pangburn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Romance
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Letona
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Letona is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letona
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
    • Clay
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Clay is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
    • Davenport ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Davenport is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
    • Center Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Center Hill is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
    • Sunnydale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Sunnydale is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydale
    • Floyd
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Floyd is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd

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

Cemeteries Near Edgemont ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Edgemont.

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

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

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

  • Woodland Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunny Slope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bailey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Shiloh Crossroads Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Crossroads Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Crossroads Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southeast of Greers Ferry.
    • The Shiloh Crossroads Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Shiloh Crossroads Community Chapel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1992333 <3>
  • Copper Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Higden McLehaney Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higden McLehaney Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Higden McLehaney Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southwest of Higden.
    • The Higden McLehaney Cemetery has also been known as:
    • McLehaney Higden Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2163555 <3>
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Holland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Collins Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bradford Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Eglantine Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (228 more) ...
    • Brownsville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Decker Family Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Smartt Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartt Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Smartt Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Prim.
      • The Smartt Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Smart Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56314 <3>

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.<4>

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

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

  • Chalk ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chalk is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
  • Shiloh ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
  • Eglantine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
  • Settlement ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Settlement is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlement
  • Rushing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rushing is located in Stone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushing
  • Morganton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Morganton is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
  • Heber Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
    • Former name for Heber Springs:
    • Sugar Loaf
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <1>
  • Choctaw
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
  • Clinton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Bee Branch
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
  • Quitman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Ida
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Yuba
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Yuba is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
    • Wolf Bayou
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Wolf Bayou is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bayou
    • Mountain View
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Edgemont ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Edgemont.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Edgemont, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Edgemont.

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 Edgemont:

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