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 Junction (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 Junction. 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 Junction ...
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 Gravel Junction: Gravel Jct. (or less commonly used: Gravel Jctn.)
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 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.
Gravel Junction is located in Clark 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 Clark County: Dallas, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Nevada, Ouachita & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Gravel Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gravel Junction:
- Clark County (The home county of Gravel Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Junction, with the one closest to Gravel Junction listed first.
- Griffithtown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Griffithtown is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithtown
- Joan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Joan is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joan
- Arkadelphia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gum Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gum Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Curtis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Curtis is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Vaden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Vaden is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaden
- Caddo Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Caddo Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Gurdon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beirne
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Beirne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beirne
- Whelen Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Whelen Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelen Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Okolona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Alpine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alpine is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Junction, with the one closest to Gravel Junction listed first.
- Hopeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hopeville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Harlow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harlow is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Junction, with the one closest to Gravel Junction listed first.
- Dalark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dalark is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalark
- Manning
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Manning is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Sparkman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sparkman is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Carthage
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Carthage is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Bunn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bunn is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
- Garland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Junction, with the one closest to Gravel Junction listed first.
- Lake Hamilton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Price
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Price is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Junction, with the one closest to Gravel Junction listed first.
- Leola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Poyen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Poyen is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Dogwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dogwood is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Prattsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Turin ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Turin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
- Hot Spring County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Junction, with the one closest to Gravel Junction listed first.
- Friendship
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Donaldson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Donaldson is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Midway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Rolla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rolla is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
- Etta ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Etta is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etta
- Saginaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Saginaw is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Lono
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lono is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lono
- Social Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Social Hill is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Hill
- Bismarck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Malvern
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Perla
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Perla is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Rockport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rockport is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Nevada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Junction, with the one closest to Gravel Junction listed first.
- Bluff City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Boughton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Boughton is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boughton
- Zama ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zama is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zama
- Prescott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ouachita County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Junction, with the one closest to Gravel Junction listed first.
- Wyloe ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wyloe is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyloe
- Reader
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reader is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reader
- Chidester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Chidester is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chidester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Bragg City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bragg City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
- Vanduzer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Vanduzer is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanduzer
- Millville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Millville is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Bearden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Junction, with the one closest to Gravel Junction listed first.
- Antoine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Antoine is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antoine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Piney Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Piney Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- White County
- Holly Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gravel Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Gravel Junction.
Cemeteries Near Gravel Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gravel Junction.
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 Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gravel Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gravel Junction, with the one closest to Gravel Junction listed first.
- Strong Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- McClanahan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Atchley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Littlejohn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Centerpoint Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Holeman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- DeLamar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Copeland Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (184 more) ...
- Calwell Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Richwoods 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.<3>
While we didn't find Gravel Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gravel Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gravel Junction, with the one closest to Gravel Junction listed first.
- Dalark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dalark is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalark
- Joan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Joan is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joan
- Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Daleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Daleville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Witherspoon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Witherspoon is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witherspoon
- Arkadelphia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gum Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gum Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Curtis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Curtis is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hebron is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Vaden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Vaden is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaden
- Nix ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Nix is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Smithton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smithton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Friendship
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Willow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Willow is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Donaldson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Donaldson is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gravel Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gravel Junction.
Newspapers Published in Gravel Junction ...
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 Gravel Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gravel Junction, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gravel Junction.
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 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 Gravel Junction:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Clark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Dallas County
- Garland County
- Grant County
- Hot Spring County
- Nevada County
- Ouachita County
- Pike County
- White 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 Junction, 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 from Point A (ie- Gravel Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |