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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 Gold Creek (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 Gold Creek. 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 Gold Creek ...

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 Gold Creek: Gold Crk. (or less commonly used: Gold Ck. or Gold Cr.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Gold Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gold Creek.

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 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.

Gold Creek 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 Gold Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gold Creek:

  • Faulkner County     (The home county of Gold Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gold Creek, with the one closest to Gold Creek listed first.
    • Preston
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Preston is located in Faulkner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Mayflower
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Conway
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Conway is located in Faulkner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,100 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <1>
    • Hamlet
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
    • Beryl
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Beryl is located in Faulkner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl
    • Lollie
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Lollie is located in Faulkner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
    • Otto
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Otto is located in Faulkner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
    • Vilonia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wooster
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Holland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Holland is located in Faulkner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
    • Greenbrier
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Enola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Enola is located in Faulkner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
  • Cleburne County
    • Quitman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Conway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gold Creek, with the one closest to Gold Creek listed first.
    • Menifee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Plumerville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Springfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Morrilton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Oppelo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Oppelo is located in Conway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
    • Solgohachia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Solgohachia is located in Conway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
    • Middleton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Middleton is located in Conway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
    • Center Ridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Hattieville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Hattieville is located in Conway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
    • Austin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Lonoke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gold Creek, with the one closest to Gold Creek listed first.
    • Cabot
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Cabot is located in Lonoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,466 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cabot <1>
    • Austin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Austin is located in Lonoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
    • Parnell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Parnell is located in Lonoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
    • Ward
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Ward is located in Lonoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,486 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ward <1>
    • Oak Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • 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 Gold Creek, with the one closest to Gold Creek listed first.
    • Toad Suck
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Toad Suck is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
    • Dixie ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Dixie is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
    • Little Italy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Little Italy is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
    • Fourche
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Fourche is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
    • Bigelow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Houston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Perry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Perryville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Adona
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Adona is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gold Creek, with the one closest to Gold Creek listed first.
    • Monnie Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Monnie Springs is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monnie Springs
    • Roland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Marche
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Marche is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marche
    • Maumelle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Natural Steps
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Natural Steps is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Steps
    • Gibson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Gibson is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
    • Secluded Hills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Secluded Hills is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secluded Hills
    • Cammack Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Cammack Village is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammack Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
    • Gravel Ridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sherwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Argenta ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Argenta is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
    • Ferndale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Ferndale is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
  • Saline County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gold Creek, with the one closest to Gold Creek listed first.
    • Avilla
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Avilla is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
    • Paron
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Paron is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paron
    • Congo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Congo is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
    • Bryant
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Salem
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Salem is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Shannon Hills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
  • Van Buren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gold Creek, with the one closest to Gold Creek listed first.
    • Damascus
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Gravesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Gravesville is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
    • Bee Branch
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
  • White County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gold Creek, with the one closest to Gold Creek listed first.
    • El Paso
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Romance
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Floyd
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Floyd is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
    • Rose Bud
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Beebe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Gold Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gold Creek.

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 Gold Creek - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Ray Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Round Mountain Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mayflower Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sinai Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hartje Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Oak Bowery Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Branch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Psyam Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cadron Gap Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (266 more) ...

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>

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

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

  • Preston
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Preston is located in Faulkner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Mayflower
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Chadwick ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Chadwick is located in Faulkner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
  • Conway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Conway is located in Faulkner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,100 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <1>
  • Palarm
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Palarm is located in Faulkner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palarm
  • Hamlet
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
  • Roland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lollie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Lollie is located in Faulkner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
  • Maumelle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Marche
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Marche is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marche
  • Cato
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cato is located in Faulkner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
  • Dixie ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Dixie is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Olmstead
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Olmstead is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
    • Otto
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Otto is located in Faulkner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
    • Vilonia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Gold Creek ...

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 Gold Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gold Creek, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gold Creek.

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 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 Gold Creek:

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Gold Creek) 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 Gold Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.