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 Garland 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 Garland 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 Garland 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 Garland Springs: Garland Spgs. (or less commonly used: Garland Spngs. or Garland 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Garland Springs is located in Faulkner 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 Faulkner County: Cleburne, Conway, Lonoke, Perry, Pulaski, Van Buren & White.
Below are the counties that are near Garland Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Garland Springs:
- Faulkner County (The home county of Garland Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Garland Springs, with the one closest to Garland Springs listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mount Vernon is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Enola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Enola is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Enders
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Enders is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Holland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Vilonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Beryl
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beryl is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl
- Guy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Guy is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Otto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Otto is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Hamlet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Greenbrier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Twin Groves
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Wooster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garland Springs, with the one closest to Garland Springs listed first.
- Quitman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pearson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pearson is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Yuba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yuba is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Heber Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
- Former name for Heber Springs:
- Sugar Loaf
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <1>
- Miller ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Miller is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Rainbow Island
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rainbow Island is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Island
- Higden
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Greers Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tumbling Shoals
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wilburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wilburn is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn
- Edgemont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ida
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garland Springs, with the one closest to Garland Springs listed first.
- Springfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Menifee
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Austin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Center Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plumerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Middleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Solgohachia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Lonoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garland Springs, with the one closest to Garland Springs listed first.
- Austin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Austin is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
- Ward
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cabot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Parnell
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Parnell is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Oak Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garland Springs, with the one closest to Garland Springs listed first.
- Toad Suck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Toad Suck is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Fourche
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fourche is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Prairie County
- Hickory Plains
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Plains is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Plains
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garland Springs, with the one closest to Garland Springs listed first.
- Gibson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gibson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Gravel Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sherwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Marche
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marche is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marche
- McAlmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- McAlmont is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlmont
- Monnie Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monnie Springs is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monnie Springs
- Booker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Booker is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- Maumelle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garland Springs, with the one closest to Garland Springs listed first.
- Gravesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gravesville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
- Damascus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morganton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Morganton is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Bee Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Chalk ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Chalk is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
- Green Tree
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Eglantine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
- Formosa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Formosa is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa
- Choctaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Fairfield Bay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Shirley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Clinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garland Springs, with the one closest to Garland Springs listed first.
- Romance
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- El Paso
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Bud
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Floyd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Floyd is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Center Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Center Hill is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Beebe
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- McRae
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- McRae is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- Letona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Letona is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Garner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pangburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Searcy
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Clay
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Clay is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Higginson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Higginson is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Garland Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Garland Springs.
Cemeteries Near Garland Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Garland 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 Garland Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Garland Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Garland Springs, with the one closest to Garland Springs listed first.
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Heffington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hawthicket Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Adkisson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oliver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Starkey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hardy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Marcus Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sharon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hammons Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (243 more) ...
- Hardin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blasingame Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McNew Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Garland Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Garland Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Garland Springs, with the one closest to Garland Springs listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mount Vernon is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Enola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Enola is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Barney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barney is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Bristol ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bristol is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Romance
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- El Paso
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Holland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Enders
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Enders is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Rose Bud
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vilonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sunrise ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sunrise is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Floyd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Floyd is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Turnip ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Turnip is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnip
- Quitman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Linder
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Linder is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linder
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Garland Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Garland Springs.
Newspapers Published in Garland 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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Garland Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Garland Springs, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Garland Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Garland Springs:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Faulkner County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Conway County
- Lonoke County
- Perry County
- Prairie County
- Pulaski County
- Van Buren County
- White 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> | 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 Garland Springs, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Garland Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |