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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 Georgetown (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 Georgetown. 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 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.

Georgetown is located in Pope County.

To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties 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 Georgetown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Georgetown:

  • Pope County     (The home county of Georgetown)
  • Conway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
    • Pontoon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontoon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
      • Pontoon is located in Conway County
    • Winrock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Jerusalem
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerusalem have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
      • Jerusalem is located in Conway County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jerusalem <1>
    • Old Hickory
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Hattieville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
    • Alix
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alix have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alix
      • Alix is located in Franklin County
    • Denning
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denning have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
      • Denning is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Altus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Wiederkehr Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiederkehr Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiederkehr Village
      • Wiederkehr Village is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
    • Piney
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Piney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
      • Piney is located in Johnson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Piney
      • From Georgetown to Piney
    • Knoxville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
      • Knoxville is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
    • Lamar
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hagarville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Spadra
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spadra. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
      • Spadra is located in Johnson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Spadra
      • From Georgetown to Spadra
    • Clarksville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ludwig
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Strawberry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
      • Strawberry is located in Johnson County
    • Union City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
      • Union City is located in Johnson County
    • Lone Pine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hartman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hartman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
      • Hartman is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hartman
      • From Georgetown to Hartman
    • Harmony
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harmony. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
      • Harmony is located in Johnson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Harmony
      • From Georgetown to Harmony
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
    • Delaware
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • New Blaine
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Morrison Bluff
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Scranton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Sand Ridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Cotton Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
      • Cotton Town is located in Logan County
    • Subiaco
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Subiaco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Subiaco
      • Subiaco is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 554 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Subiaco <1>
    • Corley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
      • Corley is located in Logan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Corley
      • From Georgetown to Corley
    • Paris
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Blue Mountain
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
      • Blue Mountain is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Carbon City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon City
      • Carbon City is located in Logan County
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
    • Casa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
      • Casa is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
    • Adona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
      • Adona is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
    • Deberrie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Yell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
    • Dardanelle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Chickalah
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Centerville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Petit Jean
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Cotton Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
      • Cotton Town is located in Yell County
    • Belleville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
      • Belleville is located in Yell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <1>
    • Danville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Danville is located in Yell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,365 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <1>
    • Corinth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
      • Corinth is located in Yell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Havana
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
      • Havana is located in Yell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havana <1>
    • Ola
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
      • Ola is located in Yell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ola <1>
    • Marvinville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Birta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Birta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
      • Birta is located in Yell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Birta
      • From Georgetown to Birta

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Georgetown, see our County-by-County Page for Georgetown.

Cemeteries Near Georgetown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Georgetown.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Georgetown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.

  • Price Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Price Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Price Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Swann Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swann Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • London Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the London Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the London Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brock Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pledger Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pledger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pledger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shoptaw Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shoptaw Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shoptaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chastain Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chastain Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chastain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Durvin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Stinnett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stinnett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stinnett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56414 <4>
  • Bullock Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bullock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bullock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53257 <4>
  • May Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the May Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the May Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (364 more) ...
    • Bailey Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • East Point Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Point Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Utley Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Utley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Utley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Georgetown had railroad service and no post office.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.

  • London
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Piney
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Piney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
    • Piney is located in Johnson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Piney
    • From Georgetown to Piney
  • Delaware
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mill Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
    • Mill Creek is located in Pope County
  • Augsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Augsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
    • Augsburg is located in Pope County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Augsburg
    • From Georgetown to Augsburg
  • Knoxville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
    • Knoxville is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
  • Mount Nebo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Nebo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
    • Mount Nebo is located in Yell County
  • Russellville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ross
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
    • Ross is located in Pope County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ross
    • From Georgetown to Ross
  • Lamar
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lutherville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lutherville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutherville
    • Lutherville is located in Johnson County
  • Dardanelle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Dover
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Pope County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,445 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
    • Chickalah
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Silex
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Silex. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
      • Silex is located in Pope County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Silex
      • From Georgetown to Silex

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Georgetown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Georgetown.

Newspapers Published in Georgetown ...

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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Georgetown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Georgetown, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Georgetown.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Georgetown:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Georgetown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 Georgetown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Georgetown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Georgetown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3335, Longitude: -93.2760       In this case, the coordinates for Georgetown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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