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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Elberta. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Elberta to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Elberta, 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 Elberta (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 Elberta. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Elberta is historic, it would have been located within present day Calhoun 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 Calhoun County: Bradley, Cleveland, Dallas, Ouachita & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Elberta. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elberta:
- Calhoun County (The home county of Elberta)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elberta, with the one closest to Elberta listed first.
- Thornton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Thornton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Harlow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harlow is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow
- Tinsman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tinsman is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Hopeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hopeville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Hampton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Harrell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Harrell is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elberta, with the one closest to Elberta listed first.
- Banks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Banks is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Lanark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lanark is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
- Farmville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Farmville is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Jersey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gravelridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gravelridge is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelridge
- Warren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hermitage
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Moro Bay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Moro Bay is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro Bay
- Ingalls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ingalls is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
- Sumpter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sumpter is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Clark County
- Vaden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vaden is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaden
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elberta, with the one closest to Elberta listed first.
- New Edinburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New Edinburg is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Edinburg
- Kingsland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsland is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Saline
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saline is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Orlando
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Orlando is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Toledo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Toledo is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Rison
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak Bluff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- White Oak Bluff is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Bluff
- Staves
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Staves is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staves
- Annover ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Annover is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annover
- Rye
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rye is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Pansy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pansy is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elberta, with the one closest to Elberta listed first.
- Fordyce
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ivan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ivan is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
- Bunn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bunn is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
- Carthage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Carthage is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Sparkman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sparkman is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Manning
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Manning is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Drew County
- Wilmar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wilmar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Ouachita County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elberta, with the one closest to Elberta listed first.
- Bearden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Millville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Millville is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- East Camden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- East Camden is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Camden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Vanduzer
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Vanduzer is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanduzer
- Camden
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cullendale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cullendale is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullendale
- Joyce City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Joyce City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce City
- Louann
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Louann is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louann
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Wyloe ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wyloe is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyloe
- Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Bragg City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bragg City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elberta, with the one closest to Elberta listed first.
- Calion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Calion is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
- Norphlet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Norphlet is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norphlet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
- Sandy Land
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Land is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Land
- Smackover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crain City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Crain City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain City
- White County
- Holly Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elberta, see our County-by-County Page for Elberta.
Cemeteries Near Elberta ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elberta.
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 Elberta - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elberta covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elberta, with the one closest to Elberta listed first.
- Calaway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stroud Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Newton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greenville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harlow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Means Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Means Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Means Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the north of Hampton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55044 <3>
- Earnest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clemons Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (196 more) ...
- Double Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- McCoy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Elberta in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elberta.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elberta, with the one closest to Elberta listed first.
- Chambersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chambersville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Thornton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Thornton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Harlow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harlow is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow
- Fordyce
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hopeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hopeville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Bearden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hampton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Millville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Millville is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- New Edinburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New Edinburg is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Edinburg
- Summerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Summerville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Ramsey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ramsey is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Como ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Como is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Kingsland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsland is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Eagle Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Eagle Mills is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
- Locust Bayou
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Bayou is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Bayou
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elberta. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elberta.
Newspapers Published in Elberta ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elberta.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elberta, 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 Elberta.
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 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 Elberta:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Calhoun County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradley County
- Clark County
- Cleveland County
- Dallas County
- Drew County
- Ouachita County
- Union County
- White 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 Elberta, 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 '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- Elberta) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |