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 Havana (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 Havana. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Havana is located in Yell County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Yell County: Conway, Garland, Logan, Montgomery, Perry, Pope & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Havana. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Havana:
- Yell County (The home county of Havana)
- The following are listed by their distance from Havana, with the one closest to Havana listed first.
- Belleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Belleville is located in Yell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <2>
- Corinth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Danville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Danville is located in Yell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,365 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <2>
- Waltreak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltreak
- Waltreak is located in Yell County
- Briggsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Briggsville is located in Yell County
- Wing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Wing is located in Yell County
- Rover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
- Rover is located in Yell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rover <2>
- Chickalah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
- Chickalah is located in Yell County
- Bluffton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Bluffton is located in Yell County
- Plainview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Plainview is located in Yell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <2>
- Ola
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
- Ola is located in Yell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ola <2>
- Gravelly
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly
- Gravelly is located in Yell County
- Conway County
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Havana, with the one closest to Havana listed first.
- Alix
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Denning
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Altus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Altus is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 729 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altus <2>
- Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
- Branch is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branch <2>
- Donald ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest) - Wiederkehr Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiederkehr Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiederkehr Village
- Wiederkehr Village is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Webb City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Havana, with the one closest to Havana listed first.
- Knoxville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Spadra
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Hartman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Coal Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Coal Hill is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,003 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coal Hill <2>
- Lamar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Lamar is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,729 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <2>
- Clarksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clarksville is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,721 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <2>
- Union City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Union City is located in Johnson County
- Ludwig
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
- Ludwig is located in Johnson County
- Hagarville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville
- Hagarville is located in Johnson County
- Harmony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north) - Lone Pine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Lone Pine is located in Johnson County
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Havana, with the one closest to Havana listed first.
- Corley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Blue Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Blue Mountain is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Sand Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Sand Ridge is located in Logan County
- New Blaine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Blaine
- New Blaine is located in Logan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Blaine <2>
- Subiaco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Subiaco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Subiaco
- Subiaco is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 554 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Subiaco <2>
- Magazine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Paris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Paris is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,370 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <2>
- Scranton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Scranton is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Delaware
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Cotton Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Cotton Town is located in Logan County
- Morrison Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Bluff
- Morrison Bluff is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Carbon City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon City
- Carbon City is located in Logan County
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Havana, with the one closest to Havana listed first.
- Fannie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannie
- Fannie is located in Montgomery County
- Story
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Story is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Story <2>
- Perry County
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Havana, with the one closest to Havana listed first.
- Georgetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Pope County
- London
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- London is located in Pope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London <2>
- Bernice
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Bernice is located in Pope County
- Russellville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville is located in Pope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,364 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russellville <2>
- Holla Bend
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holla Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
- Holla Bend is located in Pope County
- Pottsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Pottsville is located in Pope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,361 people
- Former names for Pottsville:
- Pott's Inn
- Pott's Station
- Ross
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast) - Taral
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taral
- Taral is located in Pope County
- Center Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Dover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dover is located in Pope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,445 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Havana, with the one closest to Havana listed first.
- Little Texas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Little Texas is located in Scott County
- Harvey
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Cardiff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Havana, see our County-by-County Page for Havana.
Newspapers Published in Havana ...
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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Havana.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Havana, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Havana.
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 helpful 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 Havana:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Arkansas History Commission
- Pages specific to Yell County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Franklin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Johnson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Logan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Montgomery County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Perry County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pope County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Scott County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Conway County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cemeteries of Yell County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cemeteries of Yell County
Cemeteries Near Havana ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Havana.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Havana covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Havana, with the one closest to Havana listed first.
- Piney Fork Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piney Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piney Fork Cemetery
- Davis Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Family Cemetery
- Guinn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guinn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guinn Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- Lynch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynch Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
- McBride Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McBride Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McBride Cemetery
- Smith Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Family Cemetery
- Valentine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valentine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valentine Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Payne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Payne Cemetery
- Piney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piney Cemetery
- Continue List (330 more) ...
- Riley Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riley Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riley Creek Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Cemetery
- Shoot Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shoot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shoot Cemetery
- Riley Creek Cemetery
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 Havana in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Havana.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Havana, with the one closest to Havana listed first.
- Marvinville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvinville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvinville
- Marvinville is located in Yell County
- Belleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Belleville is located in Yell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <2>
- Waveland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Shark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Danville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Danville is located in Yell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,365 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <2>
- Corley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Southern Home ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southern Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Home
- Southern Home is located in Yell County
- Ranger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Gilkey ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Briggsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Briggsville is located in Yell County
- Wing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Wing is located in Yell County
- Ellsworth ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
- Rover is located in Yell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rover <2>
- Alpha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Blue Ball
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rover
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Havana. See our List of 1890's Communities around Havana.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Havana. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Havana) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Havana. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1110, Longitude: -93.5280 In this case, the coordinates for Havana have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Havana, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |