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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 Fourche Junction (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 Fourche Junction. 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 Fourche Junction ...
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 Fourche Junction: Fourche Jct. (or less commonly used: Fourche Jctn.)
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 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 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.
Fourche Junction is located in Perry 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 Perry County: Conway, Faulkner, Garland, Saline & Yell.
Below are the counties that are near Fourche Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fourche Junction:
- Perry County (The home county of Fourche Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fourche Junction, with the one closest to Fourche Junction listed first.
- Casa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Deberrie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Deberrie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deberrie
- Adona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Perryville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Perry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Houston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bigelow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fourche
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fourche is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fourche Junction, with the one closest to Fourche Junction listed first.
- Pontoon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pontoon is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
- Winrock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Winrock is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winrock
- Oppelo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Morrilton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hattieville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Garland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fourche Junction, with the one closest to Fourche Junction listed first.
- Gladstone ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gladstone is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Jessieville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Blue Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Blue Springs is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Hot Springs Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Avant
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Avant is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avant
- Mountain Pine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fountain Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Johnson County
- Piney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Piney is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fourche Junction, with the one closest to Fourche Junction listed first.
- Delaware
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- New Blaine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fourche Junction, with the one closest to Fourche Junction listed first.
- Fannie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fannie is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannie
- Story
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Washita
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Washita is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
- Fir ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fourche Junction, with the one closest to Fourche Junction listed first.
- Holla Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Holla Bend is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
- North Dardanelle
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- North Dardanelle is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dardanelle
- Bernice
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bernice is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Pottsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,361 people
- Former names for Pottsville:
- Pott's Inn
- Pott's Station
- Wilson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Russellville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Atkins
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Center Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Georgetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- London
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Taral
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Taral is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taral
- Economy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Saline County
- Paron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Paron is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paron
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fourche Junction, with the one closest to Fourche Junction listed first.
- Birta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Birta is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
- Ola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Petit Jean
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Petit Jean is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petit Jean
- Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Cotton Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Town is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Danville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chickalah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chickalah is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
- Corinth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Wing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wing is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Belleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fourche Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Fourche Junction.
Cemeteries Near Fourche Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fourche Junction.
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 Fourche Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fourche Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fourche Junction, with the one closest to Fourche Junction listed first.
- Garland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nimrod Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Birta Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Carter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hawks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Goat Bluff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandlin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barnett Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Deberrie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Forked Mountain Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (257 more) ...
- Needmore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sunlight Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dry Fork Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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 Fourche Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fourche Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fourche Junction, with the one closest to Fourche Junction listed first.
- Nimrod
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nimrod is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
- Birta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Birta is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
- Ava
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ava is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
- Hollis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hollis is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Ola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Casa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Aplin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Aplin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Gilkey ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gilkey is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilkey
- Alpha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alpha is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Divide ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Divide is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
- Danville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Onyx
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Onyx is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onyx
- Chickalah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chickalah is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
- Adona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fourche Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fourche Junction.
Newspapers Published in Fourche Junction ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fourche Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fourche Junction, 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 Fourche Junction.
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 Fourche Junction:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Perry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Garland County
- Johnson County
- Logan County
- Montgomery County
- Pope County
- Saline County
- Yell 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 Fourche Junction, 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- Fourche Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |