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 Fenter (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 Fenter. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Fenter is located in Grant 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 Grant County: Cleveland, Dallas, Hot Spring, Jefferson, Pulaski & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Fenter. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fenter:
- Grant County (The home county of Fenter)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fenter, with the one closest to Fenter listed first.
- Poyen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Poyen is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Tull
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tull is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
- Prattsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Turin ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Turin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
- Dogwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dogwood is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Sheridan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Leola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cherry Grove ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Slabtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Slabtown is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Ico ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ico is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ico
- Ebb
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ebb is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebb
- Center Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Center Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove
- Grapevine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Grapevine is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fenter, with the one closest to Fenter listed first.
- Joan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Joan is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joan
- Caddo Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Caddo Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Griffithtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Griffithtown is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithtown
- Arkadelphia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland County
- White Oak Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Fenter, with the one closest to Fenter listed first.
- Carthage
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Carthage is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Manning
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Manning is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Bunn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bunn is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
- Dalark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dalark is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalark
- Garland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fenter, with the one closest to Fenter listed first.
- Lonsdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Price
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Price is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Fountain Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Hot Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lake Hamilton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hot Springs Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rockwell is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell
- Piney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Piney is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Hot Spring County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fenter, with the one closest to Fenter listed first.
- Perla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Perla is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Rockport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rockport is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Butterfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Butterfield is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Malvern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lono
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lono is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lono
- Rolla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rolla is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
- Magnet Cove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Magnet Cove is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
- Etta ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Etta is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etta
- Social Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Social Hill is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Hill
- Saginaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Saginaw is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Donaldson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Donaldson is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Midway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Friendship
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fenter, with the one closest to Fenter listed first.
- Jefferson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Redfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fenter, with the one closest to Fenter listed first.
- Alexander
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mabelvale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Landmark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Landmark is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Landmark has also been known as:
- Parkers - Iron Springs
- Bingham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bingham is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Hensley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Banty ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Banty is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banty
- Windamere
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Windamere is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windamere
- Woodson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
- Wakefield Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wakefield Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield Village
- Ferndale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ferndale is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Wrightsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightsville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fenter, with the one closest to Fenter listed first.
- Traskwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Traskwood is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traskwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Haskell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shaw is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Fairplay ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fairplay is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Benton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bauxite
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bauxite is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Kentucky
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kentucky is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Salem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Bryant
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Congo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Congo is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Rubicon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rubicon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
- East End
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- East End is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- Avilla
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Avilla is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fenter, see our County-by-County Page for Fenter.
Cemeteries Near Fenter ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fenter.
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 Fenter - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fenter covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fenter, with the one closest to Fenter listed first.
- Poyen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ashcraft Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Holly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Traskwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jacob Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Perla Gate Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cunningham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Graham Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Winters Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (191 more) ...
- Poe Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fairplay Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Fenter had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fenter, with the one closest to Fenter listed first.
- Traskwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Traskwood is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traskwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Tull
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tull is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
- Prattsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gifford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gifford is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
- Turin ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Turin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
- Belfast
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Belfast is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Shaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shaw is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Butterfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Butterfield is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Malvern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fairplay ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fairplay is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Dogwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dogwood is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Lono
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lono is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lono
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Benton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Elmore ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elmore is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Sheridan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fenter. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fenter.
Newspapers Published in Fenter ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fenter.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fenter, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fenter.
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 Fenter:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Grant County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Cleveland County
- Dallas County
- Garland County
- Hot Spring County
- Jefferson County
- Pulaski County
- Saline 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 Fenter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Fenter) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |