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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 Griffithtown (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 Griffithtown. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

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

  • Clark County     (The home county of Griffithtown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Griffithtown, with the one closest to Griffithtown listed first.
    • Joan
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Arkadelphia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Gum Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 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 southwest)
      • Curtis is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
    • Caddo Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 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
    • Vaden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • 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)
    • Okolona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Alpine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Alpine is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Calhoun County
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Griffithtown, with the one closest to Griffithtown listed first.
    • Dalark
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Manning
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Sparkman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Carthage
      (23 miles [37 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
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Garland County
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Griffithtown, with the one closest to Griffithtown listed first.
    • Leola
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • 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)
    • Prattsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hot Spring County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Griffithtown, with the one closest to Griffithtown listed first.
    • Donaldson
      (12 miles [19.3 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Etta ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Etta is located in Hot Spring County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etta
    • Rolla
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Saginaw
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Lono
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Social Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Bismarck
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Malvern
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Malvern is located in Hot Spring County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,788 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malvern <1>
    • 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
    • Butterfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Nevada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Griffithtown, with the one closest to Griffithtown listed first.
    • Bluff City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Boughton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Prescott
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Zama ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Zama is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zama
  • Ouachita County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Griffithtown, with the one closest to Griffithtown listed first.
    • Wyloe ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 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 south)
    • 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
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Millville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Millville is located in Ouachita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
    • Bearden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pike County
  • White County

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

Cemeteries Near Griffithtown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Griffithtown.

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 Griffithtown - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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 Griffithtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Griffithtown.

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

  • Dalark
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Joan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Daleville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Daleville is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
  • Witherspoon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Witherspoon is located in Hot Spring County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witherspoon
  • Fairview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairview is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Arkadelphia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Gum Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 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 southwest)
    • Curtis is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
  • Hebron ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Hebron is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • 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
  • Smithton ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Smithton is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
  • Vaden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Donaldson
      (12 miles [19.3 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
    • Hearn ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Hearn is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearn
    • Nix ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Nix is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix

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

Newspapers Published in Griffithtown ...

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 Griffithtown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Griffithtown, 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 Griffithtown.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Griffithtown:

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 Griffithtown, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Griffithtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.