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 Flint Springs (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 Flint Springs. 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.
Name Variations for Flint Springs ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Flint Springs: Flint Spgs. (or less commonly used: Flint Spngs. or Flint Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Flint Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Flint Springs.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and doctors 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.
Flint Springs is located in Fulton 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 Fulton County: Baxter, Izard, Sharp, Howell (MO), Oregon (MO) & Ozark (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Flint Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Flint Springs:
- Fulton County (The home county of Flint Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Springs, with the one closest to Flint Springs listed first.
- Viola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sturkie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sturkie is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturkie
- Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Moko
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moko is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moko
- Bexar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gepp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gepp is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gepp
- Camp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Camp is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Ott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ott is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott
- Elizabeth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cornertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cornertown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornertown
- Glencoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glencoe is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Saddle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Saddle is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle
- Baxter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Springs, with the one closest to Flint Springs listed first.
- Rodney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rodney is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Henderson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hand ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hand is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
- Wake ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wake is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake
- Custer ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Custer is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Gamaliel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jordan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Briarcliff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Briarcliff is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Salesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Norfork
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Norfork Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Norfork Village is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfork Village
- Clarkridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Clarkridge is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkridge
- Izard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Springs, with the one closest to Flint Springs listed first.
- Oxford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oxford is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Wiseman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wiseman is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiseman
- Wideman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wideman is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wideman
- Horseshoe Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dolph
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dolph is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph
- Brockwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Brockwell is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockwell
- Violet Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Violet Hill is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill
- Franklin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Iuka
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Iuka is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Newburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Newburg is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Pineville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- LaCrosse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- LaCrosse is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCrosse
- Sharp County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Springs, with the one closest to Flint Springs listed first.
- Ash Flat
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Highland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
- Hardy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Evening Shade
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wirth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wirth is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wirth
- Howell County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Springs, with the one closest to Flint Springs listed first.
- Lebo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lebo is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebo
- Moody
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Moody is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Lanton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lanton is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanton
- Ott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ott is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott
- Cornertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cornertown is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornertown
- South Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- South Fork is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Cottbus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cottbus is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottbus
- Caulfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pottersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pottersville is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
- Brandsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brandsville is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Chapin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chapin is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- West Plains
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Oregon County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Springs, with the one closest to Flint Springs listed first.
- Koshkonong
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Koshkonong is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koshkonong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Green Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Green Town is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
- Old Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Old Town is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Thayer
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Corona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Corona is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Jeff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jeff is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Ozark County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Springs, with the one closest to Flint Springs listed first.
- Bakersfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bakersfield is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Elijah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elijah is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elijah
- Udall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Udall is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udall
- Tecumseh
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hardenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zanoni ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zanoni is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanoni
- Dora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Flint Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Flint Springs.
Cemeteries Near Flint Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Flint Springs.
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 Flint Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Flint Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Flint Springs, with the one closest to Flint Springs listed first.
- Viola Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Viola Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Viola.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56652 <2>
- Gum Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Barker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Talley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Watkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Flora Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harmony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pickren Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cannon Graveyard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (229 more) ...
- Gobbler Trot Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hurst Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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 Flint Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Flint Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Flint Springs, with the one closest to Flint Springs listed first.
- Viola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Byron
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Byron is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mitchell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Bexar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Moody
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Moody is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Elizabeth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Camp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Camp is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Lanton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lanton is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanton
- Vidette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Vidette is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Ruth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ruth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wild Cherry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wild Cherry is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Cherry
- Oxford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oxford is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Amy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Amy is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Flint Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Flint Springs.
Newspapers Published in Flint Springs ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Flint Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Flint Springs, 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 Flint Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Flint Springs:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Fulton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baxter County
- Izard County
- Sharp County
- Howell County
- Oregon County
- Ozark 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 Flint Springs, 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 from Point A (ie- Flint Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |