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 Gethsemane (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 Gethsemane. 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 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.
Gethsemane is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Arkansas, Cleveland, Grant, Lincoln, Lonoke & Pulaski.
Below are the counties that are near Gethsemane. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gethsemane:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Gethsemane)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gethsemane, with the one closest to Gethsemane listed first.
- Wabbaseka
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wabbaseka is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabbaseka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Sherrill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sherrill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Tucker
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tucker is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Altheimer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rob Roy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
- Pastoria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pastoria is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
- Plum Bayou ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Plum Bayou is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bayou
- Wright
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wright is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Madding
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Madding is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madding
- Cornerstone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cornerstone is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone
- Richardson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Richardson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Pine Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arkansas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gethsemane, with the one closest to Gethsemane listed first.
- Humphrey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stuttgart
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Parham ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parham is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parham
- Bayou Meto
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bayou Meto is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Almyra
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gethsemane, with the one closest to Gethsemane listed first.
- Center Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Center Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove
- Ebb
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ebb is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebb
- Ico ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ico is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ico
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gethsemane, with the one closest to Gethsemane listed first.
- Sarassa
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sarassa is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarassa
- Grady
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yorktown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Yorktown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Varner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Varner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varner
- Lonoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gethsemane, with the one closest to Gethsemane listed first.
- Coy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coy is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Allport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Allport is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Humnoke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- England
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Seaton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Seaton is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Keo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cobbs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cobbs is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Parkers Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Parkers Corner is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Corner
- Bayou Meto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bayou Meto is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Lonoke
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- McCreanor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- McCreanor is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCreanor
- Sisemore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sisemore is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisemore
- Prairie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gethsemane, with the one closest to Gethsemane listed first.
- Fairmount
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Ulm
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ulm is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Screeton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Screeton is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screeton
- Cuneo ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cuneo is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuneo
- Tollville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tollville is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollville
- Hazen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gethsemane, with the one closest to Gethsemane listed first.
- Hensley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Woodson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Woodson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
- Scott
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wrightsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wrightsville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
- Bingham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bingham is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Willowdale ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Willowdale is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- College Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sweet Home
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sweet Home is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Landmark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Landmark is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Landmark has also been known as:
- Parkers - Iron Springs
- Rose City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rose City is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
- Saline County
- East End
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- East End is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gethsemane, see our County-by-County Page for Gethsemane.
Cemeteries Near Gethsemane ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gethsemane.
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 Gethsemane - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gethsemane covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gethsemane, with the one closest to Gethsemane listed first.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Bayou Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Turrentine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tucker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wabbaseka Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fields Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Washington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rice Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (205 more) ...
- Philips Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tomberlin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
While we didn't find Gethsemane in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gethsemane.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gethsemane, with the one closest to Gethsemane listed first.
- Sherrill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sherrill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Wabbaseka
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wabbaseka is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabbaseka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Altheimer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tomberlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tomberlin is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomberlin
- Rob Roy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
- Humphrey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pastoria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pastoria is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
- England
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wilkins is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Lake Dick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Dick is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dick
- Plum Bayou ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Plum Bayou is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bayou
- Madding
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Madding is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madding
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fairfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- New Gascony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- New Gascony is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gascony
- Cornerstone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cornerstone is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gethsemane. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gethsemane.
Newspapers Published in Gethsemane ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gethsemane.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gethsemane, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gethsemane.
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 Gethsemane:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Arkansas County
- Grant County
- Lincoln County
- Lonoke County
- Prairie County
- Pulaski County
- Saline 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 '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- Gethsemane) 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 Gethsemane, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |