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 Faith (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 Faith. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Faith 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 Faith. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Faith:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Faith)
- The following are listed by their distance from Faith, with the one closest to Faith listed first.
- Sulphur Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Pinebergen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pinebergen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebergen
- Pine Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- White Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Noble Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Noble Lake is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Lake
- Rob Roy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
- Moscow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Moscow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Pastoria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pastoria is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
- Madding
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Madding is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madding
- Tamo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Tamo is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamo
- Jefferson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Altheimer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Faith, with the one closest to Faith listed first.
- Staves
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Staves is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staves
- Rison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Toledo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Toledo is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- White Oak Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak Bluff is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Bluff
- Saline
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Saline is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Pansy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pansy is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Kingsland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsland is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Annover ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Annover is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annover
- New Edinburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- New Edinburg is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Edinburg
- Rye
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rye is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Orlando
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Orlando is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Faith, with the one closest to Faith listed first.
- Ivan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ivan is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
- Bunn
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bunn is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
- Carthage
(25 miles [40.2 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 Faith, with the one closest to Faith listed first.
- Grapevine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Grapevine is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Center Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Center Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove
- Ebb
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ebb is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebb
- Cherry Grove ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Slabtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Slabtown is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Sheridan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Turin ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Turin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
- Dogwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dogwood is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Ico ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ico is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ico
- Leola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Prattsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Faith, with the one closest to Faith listed first.
- Palmyra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Palmyra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Yorktown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Yorktown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Star City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cornerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cornerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Crigler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crigler is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crigler
- Grady
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Meroney
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Meroney is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meroney
- Sarassa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sarassa is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarassa
- Varner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Varner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varner
- Tyro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tyro is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Faith, with the one closest to Faith listed first.
- Hensley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Woodson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Woodson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Faith, see our County-by-County Page for Faith.
Cemeteries Near Faith ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Faith.
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 Faith - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Faith covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Faith, with the one closest to Faith listed first.
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Curl Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Blackwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fitzhugh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Roselawn Memorial Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenlee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Niven - Watt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (238 more) ...
- Good Faith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Faith had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Faith, with the one closest to Faith listed first.
- Kedron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kedron is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kedron
- Randall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Randall is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Double Wells
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Double Wells is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Wells
- Pine Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Toledo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Toledo is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Calmer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Calmer is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calmer
- Glendale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Darysaw ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Darysaw is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darysaw
- Grapevine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Grapevine is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Dexter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dexter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Fairfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Wilkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkins is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Rowell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rowell is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowell
- Palmyra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Palmyra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Faith. See our List of 1890's Communities around Faith.
Newspapers Published in Faith ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Faith.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Faith, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Faith.
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 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 Faith:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleveland County
- Dallas County
- Grant County
- Lincoln County
- Pulaski 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Faith) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Faith, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |