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 Freeman 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 Freeman 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 Freeman 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Freeman Springs: Freeman Spgs. (or less commonly used: Freeman Spngs. or Freeman Sprngs.)
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Freeman Springs is located in Pope 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 Pope County: Conway, Johnson, Logan, Newton, Van Buren & Yell.
Below are the counties that are near Freeman Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Freeman Springs:
- Pope County (The home county of Freeman Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Freeman Springs, with the one closest to Freeman Springs listed first.
- Laurel ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Laurel is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Silex
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Silex is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Tilly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tilly is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly
- Scottsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Hector
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ross
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ross is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Dover
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Caglesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Appleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Augsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Augsburg is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
- Moreland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Taral
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Taral is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taral
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freeman Springs, with the one closest to Freeman Springs listed first.
- Jerusalem
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Hickory
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Hattieville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freeman Springs, with the one closest to Freeman Springs listed first.
- Hagarville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hagarville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville
- Strawberry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Strawberry is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Ozone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ludwig
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ludwig is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
- Lamar
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Piney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Piney is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Lone Pine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lone Pine is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Oark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Spadra
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spadra is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
- Harmony
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Logan County
- Delaware
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freeman Springs, with the one closest to Freeman Springs listed first.
- Deer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Limestone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Limestone is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Mount Judea
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Walnut
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Vendor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Vendor is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
- Swain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Swain is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Murray
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Murray is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Parthenon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mossville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mossville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Hasty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hasty is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Jasper
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Boxley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boxley is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
- Searcy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freeman Springs, with the one closest to Freeman Springs listed first.
- Witt's Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Blanco
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Blanco is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Watts
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Marshall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pindall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pindall is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freeman Springs, with the one closest to Freeman Springs listed first.
- Rex
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rex is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Alread
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Copeland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Copeland is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Scotland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Crabtree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Yell County
- Dardanelle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Freeman Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Freeman Springs.
Cemeteries Near Freeman Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Freeman 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 Freeman Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Freeman Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Freeman Springs, with the one closest to Freeman Springs listed first.
- Freeman Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Freeman Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Boyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coleman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shannon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Self Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Self Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Treat Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Treat Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (315 more) ...
- Richland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Richland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lane Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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 Freeman Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Freeman Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Freeman Springs, with the one closest to Freeman Springs listed first.
- Smyrna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Smyrna is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Fort Douglas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fort Douglas is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Douglas
- Laurel ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Laurel is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Northwood ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Northwood is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
- Silex
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Silex is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Scottsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Hector
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Witt's Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Lutherville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lutherville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutherville
- Red Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Red Rock is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Zadock ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Zadock is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadock
- Hagarville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hagarville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Ross
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ross is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Mount Judea
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Dover
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Freeman Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Freeman Springs.
Newspapers Published in Freeman 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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Freeman Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Freeman Springs, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Freeman Springs.
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 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 Freeman Springs:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Pope County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Johnson County
- Logan County
- Newton County
- Searcy County
- Van Buren 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 Freeman 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Freeman Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |