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 Ridge (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 Ridge. 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 Ridge ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Gravel Ridge: Gravel Rdg. (or less commonly used: Gravel Rdge. or Gravel Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Gravel Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gravel Ridge.
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 Ridge is located in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County: Faulkner, Grant, Jefferson, Lonoke, Perry & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Gravel Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gravel Ridge:
- Pulaski County (The home county of Gravel Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Ridge, with the one closest to Gravel Ridge listed first.
- Gibson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Sherwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Booker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Booker is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- McAlmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McAlmont is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlmont
- Argenta ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Argenta is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
- Rose City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rose City is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
- North Little Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Willowdale ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Willowdale is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Little Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marche
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Marche is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marche
- Cammack Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cammack Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammack Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
- College Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Conway County
- Menifee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Ridge, with the one closest to Gravel Ridge listed first.
- Otto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Otto is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Vilonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mayflower
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beryl
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Beryl is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl
- Hamlet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Preston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Holland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Conway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Enola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Enola is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Lollie
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
- Mount Vernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Greenbrier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wooster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grant County
- Ico ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ico is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ico
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Ridge, with the one closest to Gravel Ridge listed first.
- Plum Bayou ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Plum Bayou is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bayou
- Redfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wright
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wright is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Lonoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Ridge, with the one closest to Gravel Ridge listed first.
- Parnell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Parnell is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Cabot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Austin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Austin is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
- Oak Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Ward
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lonoke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cobbs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cobbs is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Sisemore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sisemore is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisemore
- Bayou Meto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bayou Meto is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Keo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- McCreanor
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- McCreanor is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCreanor
- England
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Ridge, with the one closest to Gravel Ridge listed first.
- Little Italy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Little Italy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Toad Suck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Toad Suck is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
- Fourche
(25 miles [40.2 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Houston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Prairie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Ridge, with the one closest to Gravel Ridge listed first.
- Hickory Plains
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hickory Plains is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Plains
- Screeton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Screeton is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screeton
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Ridge, with the one closest to Gravel Ridge listed first.
- Shannon Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
- East End
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- East End is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- Bryant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Avilla
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Avilla is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Congo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Congo is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Bauxite
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bauxite is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Benton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Ridge, with the one closest to Gravel Ridge listed first.
- El Paso
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Beebe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Floyd
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Floyd is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Romance
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- McRae
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- McRae is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- Garner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gravel Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Gravel Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Gravel Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gravel Ridge.
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 Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gravel Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gravel Ridge, with the one closest to Gravel Ridge listed first.
- Brushy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gibson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lea Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Calva Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rest Hills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Hills Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Meacham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bayou Meto Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McCraw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (235 more) ...
- Chapel Hill Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cato Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato Cemetery
- The Cato Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cato Church Cemetery
- Frenchman Mtn. Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2402938 <3>
- Cato Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 Gravel Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gravel Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gravel Ridge, with the one closest to Gravel Ridge listed first.
- Jacksonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McAlmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McAlmont is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlmont
- Olmstead
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Olmstead is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Cato
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cato is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Argenta ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Argenta is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
- Warsaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Warsaw is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Niemeyer ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Niemeyer is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niemeyer
- Galloway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Galloway is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway
- Holland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Holland is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Little Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Willowdale ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Willowdale is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Kerr
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kerr is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Marche
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Marche is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marche
- Fourche ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fourche is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Otto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Otto is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gravel Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gravel Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Gravel Ridge ...
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 233 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gravel Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gravel Ridge, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gravel Ridge.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Ridge:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Pulaski County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Faulkner County
- Grant County
- Jefferson County
- Lonoke County
- Perry County
- Prairie County
- Saline 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gravel Ridge) 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 Gravel Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |