RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Arkansas >> Scott County >> Forester >> Genealogy HelperIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Arkansas

The Commemorative Quarter for Arkansas





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 Forester (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 Forester. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Forester is located in Scott 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 Scott County: Logan, Montgomery, Polk, Sebastian, Yell & Le Flore (OK).

Below are the counties that are near Forester. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Forester:

  • Scott County     (The home county of Forester)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forester, with the one closest to Forester listed first.
    • Harvey
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
      • Harvey is located in Scott County
    • Little Texas
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
      • Little Texas is located in Scott County
    • Parks
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
      • Parks is located in Scott County
    • Cardiff
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardiff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
      • Cardiff is located in Scott County
    • Boles
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Y City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Y City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Y City
      • Y City is located in Scott County
    • Waldron
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Winfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
      • Winfield is located in Scott County
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forester, with the one closest to Forester listed first.
    • Golden City ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden City
      • Golden City is located in Logan County
    • Blue Mountain
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
      • Blue Mountain is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Booneville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Magazine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magazine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magazine
      • Magazine is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
    • Lucas
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
      • Lucas is located in Logan County
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forester, with the one closest to Forester listed first.
    • Oden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oden
      • Oden is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oden <2>
    • Pencil Bluff
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pencil Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencil Bluff
      • Pencil Bluff is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pencil Bluff <2>
    • Sims
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
      • Sims is located in Montgomery County
    • Whitetown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
      • Whitetown is located in Montgomery County
    • Story
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Mount Ida
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Ida have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ida
      • Mount Ida is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Ida <2>
    • Washita
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
      • Washita is located in Montgomery County
    • Fannie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannie
      • Fannie is located in Montgomery County
    • Cox Spring
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Spring
      • Cox Spring is located in Montgomery County
    • Black Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Springs
      • Black Springs is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Norman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
      • Norman is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman <2>
    • Fir ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fir have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir
      • Fir is located in Montgomery County
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forester, with the one closest to Forester listed first.
    • Big Fork
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Fork
      • Big Fork is located in Polk County
    • Board Camp
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Board Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Camp
      • Board Camp is located in Polk County
    • Mena
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dallas
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
      • Dallas is located in Polk County
    • Rich Mountain
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
      • Rich Mountain is located in Polk County
  • Yell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forester, with the one closest to Forester listed first.
    • Gravelly
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly
      • Gravelly is located in Yell County
    • Bluffton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
      • Bluffton is located in Yell County
    • Aly
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly
      • Aly is located in Yell County
    • Waltreak
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltreak
      • Waltreak is located in Yell County
    • Briggsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
      • Briggsville is located in Yell County
    • Wing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
      • Wing is located in Yell County
    • Rover
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
      • Rover is located in Yell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rover <2>
    • Havana
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
      • Havana is located in Yell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havana <2>
    • Belleville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
      • Belleville is located in Yell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <2>
    • Corinth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
      • Corinth is located in Yell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Danville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Danville is located in Yell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,365 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Forester, see our County-by-County Page for Forester.

Newspapers Published in Forester ...

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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Forester.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Forester, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Forester.

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 Forester:

Cemeteries Near Forester ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Forester.

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 Forester covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Forester, with the one closest to Forester listed first.

  • Big Cedar Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Cedar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Cedar Cemetery
  • Sanders Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanders Cemetery
  • Harvey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harvey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harvey Cemetery
  • Lyons Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyons Cemetery
  • Brushy Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brushy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brushy Cemetery
  • Parks Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parks Cemetery
  • Grenade Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grenade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grenade Cemetery
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
  • Parks Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parks Cemetery
  • Hawkins Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawkins Cemetery
  • Jameson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jameson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jameson Cemetery
  • Brewer Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brewer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brewer Cemetery
  • Continue List   (231 more) ...
    • Oden Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oden Cemetery
    • Pencil Bluff Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pencil Bluff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pencil Bluff Cemetery
    • Barber Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barber Cemetery

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>

While we didn't find Forester in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Forester.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Forester, with the one closest to Forester listed first.

  • Cedar Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
    • Cedar Creek is located in Scott County
  • Nebraska ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nebraska have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
    • Nebraska is located in Scott County
  • Buck Knob
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buck Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Knob
    • Buck Knob is located in Scott County
  • Parks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
    • Parks is located in Scott County
  • Olio
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
    • Olio is located in Scott County
  • Oden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oden
    • Oden is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oden <2>
  • Sims
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
    • Sims is located in Montgomery County
  • Cardiff
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardiff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
    • Cardiff is located in Scott County
  • Chula
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chula have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
    • Chula is located in Yell County
  • Boles
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Blue Ball
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Ball have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball
    • Blue Ball is located in Scott County
  • Bluffton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
    • Bluffton is located in Yell County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Green Ridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
      • Green Ridge is located in Scott County
    • Story
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Waldron
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Forester. See our List of 1890's Communities around Forester.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Forester. 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Forester) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Forester. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7709, Longitude: -93.8163       In this case, the coordinates for Forester have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Forester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 07 Apr 2024