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 Gamaliel (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 Gamaliel. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Gamaliel is located in Baxter 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 Baxter County: Fulton, Izard, Marion, Searcy, Stone & Ozark (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Gamaliel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gamaliel:
- Baxter County (The home county of Gamaliel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gamaliel, with the one closest to Gamaliel listed first.
- Custer ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Custer is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Henderson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clarkridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clarkridge is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkridge
- Wake ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wake is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake
- Mountain Home
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hand ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hand is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
- Briarcliff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Briarcliff is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Midway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Salesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Colfax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Colfax is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Jordan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rodney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rodney is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Norfork Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Norfork Village is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfork Village
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gamaliel, with the one closest to Gamaliel listed first.
- Gepp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gepp is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gepp
- Ott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ott is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott
- Elizabeth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Viola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bexar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sturkie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sturkie is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturkie
- Moko
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Moko is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moko
- Salem
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cornertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cornertown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornertown
- Camp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Camp is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Glencoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Glencoe is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Izard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gamaliel, with the one closest to Gamaliel listed first.
- Iuka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Iuka is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Dolph
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dolph is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph
- Pineville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wideman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wideman is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wideman
- Calico Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oxford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Brockwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brockwell is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockwell
- Wiseman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wiseman is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiseman
- Newburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newburg is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Horseshoe Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jumbo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jumbo is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Violet Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Violet Hill is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gamaliel, with the one closest to Gamaliel listed first.
- Oakland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bull Shoals
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Price Place
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Price Place is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Place
- Flippin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rea Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rea Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea Valley
- Summit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Rush ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rush is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Yellville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Douglas County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gamaliel, with the one closest to Gamaliel listed first.
- Richville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Richville is located in Douglas County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Gentryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gentryville is located in Douglas County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentryville
- Howell County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gamaliel, with the one closest to Gamaliel listed first.
- Ott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ott is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott
- Caulfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moody
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Moody is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Lebo
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lebo is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebo
- Pottersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pottersville is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
- South Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Fork is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Lanton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lanton is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanton
- Siloam Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Siloam Springs is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
- Cottbus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cottbus is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottbus
- Cornertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cornertown is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornertown
- West Plains
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chapin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chapin is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Ozark County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gamaliel, with the one closest to Gamaliel listed first.
- Udall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Udall is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udall
- Bakersfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bakersfield is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Tecumseh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elijah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elijah is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elijah
- Hardenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gainesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zanoni ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Zanoni is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanoni
- Pontiac
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Trail
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Trail is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
- Dora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Brixey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brixey is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brixey
- Isabella
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Romance
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Romance is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gamaliel, see our County-by-County Page for Gamaliel.
Cemeteries Near Gamaliel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gamaliel.
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 Gamaliel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gamaliel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gamaliel, with the one closest to Gamaliel listed first.
- Gamaliel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Maynard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fluty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bentley Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Athens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- County Line Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Price Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Custer - Herron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thacker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bakersfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Quality Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (208 more) ...
- East Oakland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Old Oakland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hurst Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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 Gamaliel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gamaliel.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gamaliel, with the one closest to Gamaliel listed first.
- Bennett's ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bennett's is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett's
- Henderson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Udall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Udall is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udall
- Vidette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Vidette is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Bakersfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bakersfield is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Prestonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prestonia is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonia
- Ruth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ruth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Wake ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wake is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake
- Sharp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sharp is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
- Mountain Home
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabeth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Viola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Moody
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Moody is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Gainesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gamaliel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gamaliel.
Newspapers Published in Gamaliel ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gamaliel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gamaliel, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gamaliel.
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 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 Gamaliel:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Baxter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fulton County
- Izard County
- Marion County
- Douglas County
- Howell 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> | 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- Gamaliel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Gamaliel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |