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 Garfield (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 Garfield. 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.
Garfield is located in Benton 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 Benton County: Carroll, Madison, Washington, Barry (MO), McDonald (MO), Adair (OK) & Delaware (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Garfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Garfield:
- Benton County (The home county of Garfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Garfield, with the one closest to Garfield listed first.
- Gateway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clantonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clantonville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clantonville
- Brightwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brightwater is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwater
- Lost Bridge Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Bridge Village is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Bridge Village
- Avoca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avoca is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Puckett ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Puckett is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Pea Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Prairie Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Creek is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Little Flock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Little Flock is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Flock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,812 people
- Rogers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Silver Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- War Eagle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- War Eagle is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garfield, with the one closest to Garfield listed first.
- Mundell ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mundell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundell
- Beaver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gaskins ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gaskins is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins
- Eureka Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Holiday Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Winona Springs ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Winona Springs is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Springs
- Berryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Polo ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Polo is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Urbanette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Urbanette is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbanette
- Metalton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Metalton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metalton
- Oak Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Conway County
- Grandview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Grandview is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garfield, with the one closest to Garfield listed first.
- Hindsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Whitener
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Whitener is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitener
- Huntsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wesley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Marble
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marble is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garfield, with the one closest to Garfield listed first.
- War Eagle Cove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- War Eagle Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle Cove
- Blue Springs Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Blue Springs Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs Village
- Spring Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Spring Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Sonora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sonora is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- Springdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mayfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Elm Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Johnson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,771 people
- Tontitown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Fayetteville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Barry County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Garfield, with the one closest to Garfield listed first.
- Seligman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Seligman is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seligman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Washburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Eagle Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chain-O-Lakes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chain-O-Lakes is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-O-Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Exeter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Thompsons Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsons Corner is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Corner
- Cassville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ridgley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ridgley is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgley
- Golden
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Emerald Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Emerald Beach is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Arrow Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Arrow Point is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Butterfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Butterfield is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- McDonald County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Garfield, with the one closest to Garfield listed first.
- Powell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Powell is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Jane
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jane is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jane <1>
- Rocky Comfort
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rocky Comfort is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Comfort
- Wylie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wylie is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
- Pineville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Erie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Erie is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Ginger Blue
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ginger Blue is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Blue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Lanagan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Anderson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Noel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Noel is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noel <1>
- Goodman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newton County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Garfield, with the one closest to Garfield listed first.
- Stella
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Boulder City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boulder City is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder City
- Stark City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stone County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Garfield, with the one closest to Garfield listed first.
- Lampe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Marmaros
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Marmaros is located in Stone County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaros
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Garfield, see our County-by-County Page for Garfield.
Cemeteries Near Garfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Garfield.
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 Garfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Garfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Garfield, with the one closest to Garfield listed first.
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bayless Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pratt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dean Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Snoderley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clantonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beaver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Twelve Corners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (273 more) ...
- Seligman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Burnett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Buttram Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Garfield had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Garfield had a population of 597 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Garfield, with the one closest to Garfield listed first.
- Seligman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Seligman is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seligman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Buttry ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Buttry is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttry
- Brightwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brightwater is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwater
- Mayflower
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mayflower is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower
- Avoca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avoca is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Puckett ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Puckett is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Larue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Larue is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
- Mundell ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mundell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundell
- Washburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pea Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Walden ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Walden is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
- Rogers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Key ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Key is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key
- Beaver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Silver Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Silver Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Garfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Garfield.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Garfield ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Garfield.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Garfield. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Garfield and those printed in the larger area surrounding Garfield.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4> of Garfield.
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 Garfield:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Benton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Conway County
- Madison County
- Washington County
- Barry County
- McDonald County
- Newton County
- Stone 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 Garfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Garfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |