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 Gifford (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 Gifford. 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 and doctors 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.
Gifford is located in Hot Spring 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 Hot Spring County: Clark, Dallas, Garland, Grant, Montgomery & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Gifford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gifford:
- Hot Spring County (The home county of Gifford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gifford, with the one closest to Gifford listed first.
- Perla
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Rockport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Malvern
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malvern have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
- Malvern is located in Hot Spring County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,788 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malvern <2>
- Butterfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Butterfield is located in Hot Spring County
- Magnet Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnet Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet Cove
- Magnet Cove is located in Hot Spring County
- Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
- Social Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Hill
- Social Hill is located in Hot Spring County
- Lono
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Rolla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
- Rolla is located in Hot Spring County
- Saginaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Saginaw is located in Hot Spring County
- Donaldson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Midway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Friendship
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Bismarck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bismarck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
- Bismarck is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bismarck <2>
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gifford, with the one closest to Gifford listed first.
- Joan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joan
- Joan is located in Clark County
- Caddo Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caddo Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Valley
- Caddo Valley is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Arkadelphia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia
- Arkadelphia is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,628 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arkadelphia <2>
- Griffithtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithtown
- Griffithtown is located in Clark County
- Gum Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Gum Springs is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gifford, with the one closest to Gifford listed first.
- Carthage
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Dalark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalark
- Dalark is located in Dallas County
- Manning
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Manning is located in Dallas County
- Bunn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
- Bunn is located in Dallas County
- Garland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gifford, with the one closest to Gifford listed first.
- Lonsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lonsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonsdale
- Lonsdale is located in Garland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonsdale <2>
- Price
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Price is located in Garland County
- Fountain Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
- Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Hot Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
- Hot Springs is located in Garland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,939 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hot Springs <2>
- Lake Hamilton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hamilton
- Lake Hamilton is located in Garland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Hamilton <2>
- Piney
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Rockwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell
- Rockwell is located in Garland County
- Hot Springs Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs Village
- Hot Springs Village is located in Garland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hot Springs Village <2>
- Blue Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Blue Springs is located in Garland County
- Mountain Pine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Pine
- Mountain Pine is located in Garland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Pine <2>
- Jessieville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessieville
- Jessieville is located in Garland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jessieville <2>
- Royal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Royal is located in Garland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal <2>
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gifford, with the one closest to Gifford listed first.
- Poyen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Tull
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Prattsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsville
- Prattsville is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prattsville <2>
- Dogwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Leola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leola
- Leola is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leola <2>
- Sheridan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Sheridan is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,035 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <2>
- Slabtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Ebb
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Center Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove
- Center Grove is located in Grant County
- Grapevine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gifford, with the one closest to Gifford listed first.
- Alexander
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Alexander is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,621 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexander <2>
- Mabelvale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mabelvale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabelvale
- Mabelvale is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mabelvale <2>
- Ferndale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Ferndale is located in Pulaski County
- Landmark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Landmark is located in Pulaski County
- Landmark has also been known as:
- Parkers - Iron Springs
- Bingham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Bingham is located in Pulaski County
- Windamere
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windamere
- Windamere is located in Pulaski County
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gifford, with the one closest to Gifford listed first.
- Traskwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traskwood
- Traskwood is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Haskell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haskell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
- Haskell is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,639 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haskell <2>
- Fairplay ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Shaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Benton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Benton is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,214 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <2>
- Kentucky
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Kentucky is located in Saline County
- Rubicon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
- Rubicon is located in Saline County
- Bauxite
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Bryant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Bryant is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,375 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryant <2>
- Congo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Congo is located in Saline County
- Avilla
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Avilla is located in Saline County
- East End
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gifford, see our County-by-County Page for Gifford.
Newspapers Published in Gifford ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gifford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gifford, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gifford.
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 Gifford:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Arkansas History Commission
- Pages specific to Hot Spring County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dallas County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Garland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Grant County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pulaski County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Saline County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clark County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cemeteries of Hot Spring County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cemeteries of Hot Spring County
Cemeteries Near Gifford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gifford.
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 Gifford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gifford, with the one closest to Gifford listed first.
- Perla Gate Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perla Gate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perla Gate Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Cemetery
- Manning Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manning Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibson Cemetery
- Rockport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rockport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockport Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
- Cunningham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cunningham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cunningham Cemetery
- Poyen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poyen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poyen Cemetery
- Traskwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Traskwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Traskwood Cemetery
- Fairplay Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairplay Cemetery
- Lone Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (188 more) ...
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rest Haven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rest Haven Cemetery
- Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #263557 <4>
- Holly Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Cemetery
- Rest Haven Cemetery
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, Gifford had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gifford, with the one closest to Gifford listed first.
- Malvern
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malvern have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
- Malvern is located in Hot Spring County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,788 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malvern <2>
- Butterfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Butterfield is located in Hot Spring County
- Fenter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Traskwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traskwood
- Traskwood is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Etta ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Elmore ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Cove Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cove Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
- Cove Creek is located in Hot Spring County
- Social Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Hill
- Social Hill is located in Hot Spring County
- Tull
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Lono
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Prattsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsville
- Prattsville is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prattsville <2>
- Fairplay ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Continue List (17 more) ...
- Donaldson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Shaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Dogwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Donaldson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gifford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gifford.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gifford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Gifford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gifford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3756, Longitude: -92.7443 In this case, the coordinates for Gifford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Gifford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |