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 Fendley (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 Fendley. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Fendley is located in Clark 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 Clark County: Dallas, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Nevada, Ouachita & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Fendley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fendley:
- Clark County (The home county of Fendley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fendley, with the one closest to Fendley listed first.
- Alpine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Alpine is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Amity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Amity is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Caddo Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Caddo Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Okolona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Arkadelphia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Curtis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Curtis is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Joan
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Joan is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joan
- Gurdon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Beirne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Beirne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beirne
- Griffithtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Griffithtown is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithtown
- Whelen Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whelen Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelen Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Dallas County
- Dalark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dalark is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalark
- Garland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fendley, with the one closest to Fendley listed first.
- Pearcy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Meyers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Meyers is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers
- Lake Hamilton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Royal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rockwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwell is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell
- Piney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Piney is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Hot Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Pine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Price
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Price is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Avant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Avant is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avant
- Hempstead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fendley, with the one closest to Fendley listed first.
- McCaskill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- McCaskill is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Blevins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blevins is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Tokio
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tokio is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
- Doyle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Doyle is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Hot Spring County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fendley, with the one closest to Fendley listed first.
- Bonnerdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bismarck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Midway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Donaldson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Donaldson is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Saginaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Saginaw is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Social Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Social Hill is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Hill
- Etta ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Etta is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etta
- Malvern
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Magnet Cove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Magnet Cove is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fendley, with the one closest to Fendley listed first.
- Mazarn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mazarn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazarn
- Hickory Station ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Station is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Station
- Alamo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Caddo Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Manfred
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Manfred is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manfred
- Ophir
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Joplin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Joplin is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Fir ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir
- Norman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Black Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Black Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Mount Ida
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nevada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fendley, with the one closest to Fendley listed first.
- Boughton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Boughton is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boughton
- Prescott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fendley, with the one closest to Fendley listed first.
- Caney Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Caney Valley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Glenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Antoine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Antoine is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antoine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Delight
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pike City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pike City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Kirby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Salem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Piney Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Piney Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Bowen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bowen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Pisgah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Lodi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lodi is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Billstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Billstown is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billstown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fendley, see our County-by-County Page for Fendley.
Cemeteries Near Fendley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fendley.
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 Fendley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fendley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fendley, with the one closest to Fendley listed first.
- Jordan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Alpine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brushy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Free Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gardner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethsaida Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (245 more) ...
- Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Humphrey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
While we didn't find Fendley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fendley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fendley, with the one closest to Fendley listed first.
- Alpine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Alpine is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Point Cedar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Point Cedar is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Cedar
- Elm ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elm is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Amity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Amity is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Wayside ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wayside is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Hollywood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Bismarck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clear Spring is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Spring
- Hearn ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hearn is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearn
- Oma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oma is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oma
- Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Pearcy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Antoine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Antoine is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antoine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Mazarn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mazarn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazarn
- Okolona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fendley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fendley.
Newspapers Published in Fendley ...
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 Fendley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fendley, 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 Fendley.
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 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 Fendley:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Clark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dallas County
- Garland County
- Hempstead County
- Hot Spring County
- Montgomery County
- Nevada County
- Pike 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 Fendley, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fendley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |