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 Gravel Hill (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 Gravel Hill. 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 Gravel Hill ...
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.
Another variation: Gravelhill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Gravel Hill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gravel Hill.
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 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.
Gravel Hill is located in White 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 White County: Cleburne, Faulkner, Independence, Jackson, Lonoke, Prairie & Woodruff.
Below are the counties that are near Gravel Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gravel Hill:
- White County (The home county of Gravel Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Hill, with the one closest to Gravel Hill listed first.
- Floyd
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Floyd is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Romance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Center Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Center Hill is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Rose Bud
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Letona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Letona is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- El Paso
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Searcy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pangburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beebe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Garner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- McRae
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- McRae is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- Clay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clay is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Hill, with the one closest to Gravel Hill listed first.
- Yuba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Yuba is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Rainbow Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rainbow Island is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Island
- Pearson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pearson is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Quitman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Heber Springs
(16 miles [25.7 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>
- Wilburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wilburn is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn
- Miller ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Miller is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Tumbling Shoals
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Ida
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Greers Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Higden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Hill, with the one closest to Gravel Hill listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Vernon is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Enola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Enola is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Enders
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Enders is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Centerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Vilonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Beryl
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beryl is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl
- Otto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Otto is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Guy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Guy is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Hamlet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Greenbrier
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Twin Groves
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Independence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Hill, with the one closest to Gravel Hill listed first.
- Floral
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Floral is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Pleasant Plains
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Lonoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Hill, with the one closest to Gravel Hill listed first.
- Ward
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Austin
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Austin is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
- Cabot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Parnell
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Parnell is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Prairie County
- Hickory Plains
(23 miles [37 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 Gravel Hill, with the one closest to Gravel Hill listed first.
- Jacksonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gibson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Gravel Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Hill, with the one closest to Gravel Hill listed first.
- Gravesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gravesville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
- Chalk ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chalk is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
- Morganton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Morganton is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Damascus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bee Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Eglantine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
- Fairfield Bay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Green Tree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gravel Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Gravel Hill.
Cemeteries Near Gravel Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gravel Hill.
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 Gravel Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gravel Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gravel Hill, with the one closest to Gravel Hill listed first.
- Gray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Quattlebaum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cleburne County Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sidon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Starkey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oliver Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hammons Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (230 more) ...
- Rose Bud Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Adkisson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blasingame Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Gravel Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gravel Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gravel Hill, with the one closest to Gravel Hill listed first.
- Romance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Floyd
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Floyd is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Turnip ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Turnip is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnip
- Sunrise ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sunrise is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Rose Bud
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Vernon is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Antioch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Antioch is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Bristol ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Yuba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Yuba is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- El Paso
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Barney is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Enola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Enola is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Beebe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- McRae
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- McRae is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- Garner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gravel Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gravel Hill.
Newspapers Published in Gravel Hill ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gravel Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gravel Hill, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gravel Hill.
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 either 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 Gravel Hill:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to White County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Faulkner County
- Independence County
- Lonoke County
- Prairie County
- Pulaski County
- Van Buren 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Gravel Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Gravel Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |