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 Forest Park Addition (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 Forest Park Addition. 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/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Forest Park Addition is located in Ashley County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ashley County: Bradley, Chicot, Drew, Union, Morehouse (LA) & Union (LA).
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Forest Park Addition. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Forest Park Addition:
- Ashley County (The home county of Forest Park Addition)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park Addition, with the one closest to Forest Park Addition listed first.
- Crossett
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossett
- Crossett is located in Ashley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,701 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossett <2>
- West Crossett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Crossett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Crossett
- West Crossett is located in Ashley County
- North Crossett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Crossett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crossett
- North Crossett is located in Ashley County
- Meridian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Meridian is located in Ashley County
- Elon ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Elon is located in Ashley County
- Hamburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Wilmot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Wilmot is located in Ashley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Parkdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
- Parkdale is located in Ashley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkdale <2>
- Portland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Montrose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Montrose is located in Ashley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park Addition, with the one closest to Forest Park Addition listed first.
- Blanchton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blanchton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchton
- Blanchton is located in Bradley County
- Johnsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Johnsville is located in Bradley County
- Long View Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View Ferry
- Long View Ferry is located in Bradley County
- Sturgis ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
- Sturgis is located in Bradley County
- Ingalls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ingalls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
- Ingalls is located in Bradley County
- Sumpter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Sumpter is located in Bradley County
- Hermitage
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermitage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Hermitage is located in Bradley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermitage <2>
- Moro Bay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moro Bay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro Bay
- Moro Bay is located in Bradley County
- Gravelridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gravelridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelridge
- Gravelridge is located in Bradley County
- Jersey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jersey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey
- Jersey is located in Bradley County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jersey <2>
- Farmville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Farmville is located in Bradley County
- Drew County
- Lacey
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Lacey is located in Drew County
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park Addition, with the one closest to Forest Park Addition listed first.
- Felsenthal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felsenthal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felsenthal
- Felsenthal is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Huttig
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huttig have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huttig
- Huttig is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Bolding
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolding
- Bolding is located in Union County
- Lapile
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lapile. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapile
- Lapile is located in Union County
- Strong
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Urbana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- Urbana is located in Union County
- Morehouse Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park Addition, with the one closest to Forest Park Addition listed first.
- Brodnax ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brodnax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
- Brodnax is located in Morehouse Parish (LA)
- Jones
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Jones is located in Morehouse Parish (LA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jones <2>
- Bonita
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bastrop
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mer Rouge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mer Rouge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mer Rouge
- Mer Rouge is located in Morehouse Parish (LA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mer Rouge <2>
- Collinston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinston
- Collinston is located in Morehouse Parish (LA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinston <2>
- Ouachita Parish (LA)
- Sterlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterlington
- Sterlington is located in Ouachita Parish (LA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,974 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterlington <2>
- Union Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park Addition, with the one closest to Forest Park Addition listed first.
- Haile
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haile
- Haile is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Marion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Oakland is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Ouachita City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ouachita City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
- Ouachita City is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Truxno
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Truxno. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxno
- Truxno is located in Union Parish (LA)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Forest Park Addition, see our County-by-County Page for Forest Park Addition.
Cemeteries Near Forest Park Addition ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Forest Park Addition.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Forest Park Addition covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Forest Park Addition, with the one closest to Forest Park Addition listed first.
- Western Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Western Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Western Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- United Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Macedonian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonian Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Simms Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simms Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simms Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Arkadelphia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arkadelphia Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arkadelphia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Boyd - Hedge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyd - Hedge Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyd - Hedge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53160 <4>
- Pinewood Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinewood Memorial Park
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinewood Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Carter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (175 more) ...
- Crossroad Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crossroad Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crossroad Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pugh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pugh Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pugh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Carlock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carlock Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carlock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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.<5>
While we didn't find Forest Park Addition in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Forest Park Addition.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Forest Park Addition, with the one closest to Forest Park Addition listed first.
- Elon ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Elon is located in Ashley County
- Hamburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blanchton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blanchton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchton
- Blanchton is located in Bradley County
- Causey ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Causey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Causey
- Causey is located in Morehouse Parish (LA)
- Milo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Milo is located in Ashley County
- Johnsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Johnsville is located in Bradley County
- Fountain Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Sturgis ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
- Sturgis is located in Bradley County
- Brodnax ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brodnax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
- Brodnax is located in Morehouse Parish (LA)
- Lapile
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lapile. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapile
- Lapile is located in Union County
- Jones
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Jones is located in Morehouse Parish (LA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jones <2>
- Berea
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Berea is located in Ashley County
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bonita
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ingalls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ingalls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
- Ingalls is located in Bradley County
- Scipio
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scipio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Scipio is located in Drew County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Forest Park Addition. See our List of 1890's Communities around Forest Park Addition.
Newspapers Published in Forest Park Addition ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Forest Park Addition.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Forest Park Addition, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Forest Park Addition.
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 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 Forest Park Addition:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Ashley County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradley County
- Drew County
- Union County
- Morehouse Parish
- Ouachita Parish
- Union Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Forest Park Addition. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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 Forest Park Addition, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<6> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Forest Park Addition) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Forest Park Addition. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1201, Longitude: -91.9504 In this case, the coordinates for Forest Park Addition have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |