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 Gardner (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 Gardner. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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/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 north 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.
Gardner is located in Union 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 Union County: Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Columbia, Ouachita, Claiborne (LA), Morehouse (LA) & Union (LA).
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Gardner. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gardner:
- Union County (The home county of Gardner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gardner, with the one closest to Gardner listed first.
- Strong
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Urbana
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Urbana is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- Lapile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lapile is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapile
- Bolding
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bolding is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolding
- Lawson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lawson is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Huttig
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Huttig is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huttig
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Felsenthal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Felsenthal is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felsenthal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Crain City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crain City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain City
- Perdue City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Perdue City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue City
- Calion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Calion is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
- El Dorado
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Blanchard Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Springs
- Ashley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gardner, with the one closest to Gardner listed first.
- West Crossett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- West Crossett is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Crossett
- Meridian
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Meridian is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Crossett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- North Crossett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- North Crossett is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crossett
- Elon ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Elon is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gardner, with the one closest to Gardner listed first.
- Moro Bay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Moro Bay is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro Bay
- Blanchton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blanchton is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchton
- Sturgis ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sturgis is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
- Jersey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ingalls
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ingalls is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
- Gravelridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gravelridge is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelridge
- Hermitage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsville is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Farmville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Farmville is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Lanark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lanark is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
- Long View Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Long View Ferry is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View Ferry
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gardner, with the one closest to Gardner listed first.
- Harrell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Harrell is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Hampton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ouachita County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gardner, with the one closest to Gardner listed first.
- Joyce City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Joyce City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce City
- Louann
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Louann is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louann
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Claiborne Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gardner, with the one closest to Gardner listed first.
- Junction City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Junction City is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Wards Mill ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wards Mill is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Mill
- Weldon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Weldon is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Summerfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Union Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gardner, with the one closest to Gardner listed first.
- Oakland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Truxno
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Truxno is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxno
- Marion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spearsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lillie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Farmerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pisgah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Haile
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Haile is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haile
- Bernice
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cane Ridge ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cane Ridge is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Ridge
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gardner, see our County-by-County Page for Gardner.
Cemeteries Near Gardner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gardner.
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 Gardner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gardner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gardner, with the one closest to Gardner listed first.
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Strong Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hughes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Norris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Knowles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Center Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cane Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Free Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (246 more) ...
- Sweet Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Teel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Urbana Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Gardner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gardner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gardner, with the one closest to Gardner listed first.
- Lapile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lapile is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapile
- New London
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New London is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Oakland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Hillsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hillsboro is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Cherry Ridge ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Ridge is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
- Moro Bay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Moro Bay is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro Bay
- Conway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Conway is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Caledonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Caledonia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Marion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Champagnolle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Champagnolle is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champagnolle
- Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Blanchard Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Springs
- Spearsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Marsden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marsden is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsden
- El Dorado
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clayton is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gardner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gardner.
Newspapers Published in Gardner ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gardner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gardner, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gardner.
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 Gardner:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Union County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashley County
- Bradley County
- Calhoun County
- Ouachita County
- Claiborne Parish
- Union Parish
- 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> | 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 Gardner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gardner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |