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 Happy Bend (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 Happy Bend. 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 Happy Bend ...
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 Happy Bend: Happy Bnd.
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 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.
Happy Bend is located in Pope 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 Pope County: Conway, Johnson, Logan, Newton, Van Buren & Yell.
Below are the counties that are near Happy Bend. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Happy Bend:
- Pope County (The home county of Happy Bend)
- The following are listed by their distance from Happy Bend, with the one closest to Happy Bend listed first.
- Economy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Atkins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wilson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Caglesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Moreland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Pottsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,361 people
- Former names for Pottsville:
- Pott's Inn
- Pott's Station
- Appleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Holla Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holla Bend is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
- Center Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Bernice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bernice is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Hector
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Dardanelle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- North Dardanelle is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dardanelle
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Happy Bend, with the one closest to Happy Bend listed first.
- Hattieville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Old Hickory
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Winrock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Winrock is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winrock
- Solgohachia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Jerusalem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Morrilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oppelo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Middleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Pontoon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pontoon is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
- Cleveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plumerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Center Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Happy Bend, with the one closest to Happy Bend listed first.
- Wooster
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lollie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
- Twin Groves
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Conway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbrier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Guy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Guy is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Preston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Happy Bend, with the one closest to Happy Bend listed first.
- Piney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Piney is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Knoxville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Knoxville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Logan County
- Delaware
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Happy Bend, with the one closest to Happy Bend listed first.
- Adona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Perry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Perryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Houston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Casa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Toad Suck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Toad Suck is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
- Bigelow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Deberrie
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Deberrie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deberrie
- Fourche
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fourche is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Little Italy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Little Italy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Happy Bend, with the one closest to Happy Bend listed first.
- Scotland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Formosa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Formosa is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa
- Rex
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rex is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Damascus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Alread
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Bee Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Crabtree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Gravesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gravesville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
- Choctaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Copeland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Copeland is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Happy Bend, with the one closest to Happy Bend listed first.
- Cotton Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Town is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Dardanelle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Centerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Petit Jean
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Petit Jean is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petit Jean
- Birta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Birta is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
- Chickalah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chickalah is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
- Ola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Happy Bend, see our County-by-County Page for Happy Bend.
Cemeteries Near Happy Bend ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Happy Bend.
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 Happy Bend - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Happy Bend covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Happy Bend, with the one closest to Happy Bend listed first.
- Happy Bend Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wiedower Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beeson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Childers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Atkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Atkins Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Byerly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Joe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (307 more) ...
- Cleaver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haskin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Happy Bend in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Happy Bend.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Happy Bend, with the one closest to Happy Bend listed first.
- Economy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Atkins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hattieville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Old Hickory
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Saint Vincent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Saint Vincent is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vincent
- Ada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ada is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Morrilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Caglesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Jerusalem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Moreland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Carden Bottoms
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carden Bottoms is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden Bottoms
- Appleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Holla Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holla Bend is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
- Oppelo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Divide ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Divide is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Happy Bend. See our List of 1890's Communities around Happy Bend.
Newspapers Published in Happy Bend ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Happy Bend.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Happy Bend, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Happy Bend.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Happy Bend:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Pope County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Faulkner County
- Johnson County
- Logan County
- Perry County
- Van Buren County
- Yell 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 Happy Bend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Happy Bend) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |