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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Hebron. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hebron to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hebron, please Contact Us.
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 Hebron (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 Hebron. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Hebron is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Hebron. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hebron:
- Clark County (The home county of Hebron)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hebron, with the one closest to Hebron listed first.
- Vaden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vaden is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaden
- Griffithtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Griffithtown is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithtown
- Curtis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Curtis is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Whelen Springs
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Gurdon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gum Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gum Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Beirne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Beirne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beirne
- Joan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Joan is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joan
- Arkadelphia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Caddo Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Caddo Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Okolona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hebron, with the one closest to Hebron listed first.
- Hopeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hopeville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Harlow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harlow is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow
- Thornton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Thornton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hebron, with the one closest to Hebron listed first.
- Sparkman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sparkman is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Dalark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dalark is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalark
- Manning
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Manning is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Carthage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carthage is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Bunn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bunn is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
- Grant County
- Leola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hot Spring County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hebron, with the one closest to Hebron listed first.
- Donaldson
(22 miles [35.4 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
(22 miles [35.4 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
(23 miles [37 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
- Lono
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lono is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lono
- Rolla
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rolla is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
- Etta ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Etta is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etta
- Saginaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Saginaw is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Social Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Social Hill is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Hill
- Bismarck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Nevada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hebron, with the one closest to Hebron listed first.
- Bluff City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zama ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Zama is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zama
- Boughton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Boughton is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boughton
- Cale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cale is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Prescott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Laneburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Laneburg is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneburg
- Rosston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rosston is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Ouachita County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hebron, with the one closest to Hebron listed first.
- Wyloe ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wyloe is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyloe
- Reader
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Reader is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reader
- Chidester
(14 miles [22.5 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bragg City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
- Vanduzer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vanduzer is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanduzer
- Millville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millville is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Camden
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bearden
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- East Camden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Camden is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Camden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Lufra ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lufra is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufra
- Cullendale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cullendale is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullendale
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hebron, with the one closest to Hebron 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Piney Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Bowen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bowen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- White County
- Holly Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- 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 Hebron, see our County-by-County Page for Hebron.
Cemeteries Near Hebron ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hebron.
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 Hebron - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hebron covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hebron, with the one closest to Hebron listed first.
- Vaden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis Randolph Grave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Easley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bethel Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kansas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Copeland Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Centerpoint Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sparkman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rawles Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McGill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (189 more) ...
- Sparkman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Holeman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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.
Hebron itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hebron, with the one closest to Hebron listed first.
- Vaden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vaden is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaden
- Fairview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Smithton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Smithton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
- Whelen Springs
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Wyloe ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wyloe is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyloe
- Lunet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lunet is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunet
- Dalark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dalark is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalark
- Curtis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Curtis is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Gurdon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Sayre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sayre is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
- Barham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Barham is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barham
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- Nix ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nix is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Gum Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gum Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Beirne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Beirne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beirne
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hebron. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hebron.
Newspapers Published in Hebron ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hebron.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hebron, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hebron.
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 Hebron:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Clark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Dallas County
- Grant County
- Hot Spring County
- Nevada County
- Ouachita County
- Pike County
- White County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Hebron, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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- Hebron) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |