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 Hickory Flat (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 Hickory Flat. 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 Hickory Flat ...
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 Hickory Flat: Hickory Flt.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Hickory Flat. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hickory Flat.
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.
Hickory Flat is located in White 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 White County: Cleburne, Faulkner, Independence, Jackson, Lonoke, Prairie & Woodruff.
Below are the counties that are near Hickory Flat. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hickory Flat:
- White County (The home county of Hickory Flat)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Flat, with the one closest to Hickory Flat listed first.
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Davenport is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Sunnydale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnydale is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydale
- Clay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clay is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Pangburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bliss ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bliss is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Letona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Letona is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Searcy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bald Knob
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Judsonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Russell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bradford is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Center Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Center Hill is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Flat, with the one closest to Hickory Flat listed first.
- Rainbow Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rainbow Island is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Island
- Wilburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wilburn is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn
- Ida
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tumbling Shoals
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Concord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Almond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Almond is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Drasco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Drasco is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drasco
- Wolf Bayou
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Bayou is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bayou
- Heber Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
- Former name for Heber Springs:
- Sugar Loaf
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <1>
- Yuba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Yuba is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Miller ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Miller is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Pearson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pearson is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Flat, with the one closest to Hickory Flat listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Enders
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Enders is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Independence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Flat, with the one closest to Hickory Flat listed first.
- Floral
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Floral is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Pleasant Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Thida
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Thida is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thida
- Locust Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Locust Grove is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Salado
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Southside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Southside is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Desha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Desha is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desha
- Rosie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rosie is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
- Oil Trough
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Batesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bethesda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bethesda is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
- Denieville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Denieville is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denieville
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Flat, with the one closest to Hickory Flat listed first.
- Grand Glaise
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Grand Glaise is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Glaise
- Jacksonport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Island Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Island Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Town
- Newport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Auvergne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Auvergne is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvergne
- Diaz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Diaz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
- Shoffner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Shoffner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoffner
- Weldon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Weldon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Tupelo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Campbell Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell Station is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Flat, with the one closest to Hickory Flat listed first.
- Marcella
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Marcella is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- Pleasant Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Flat, with the one closest to Hickory Flat listed first.
- Chalk ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Chalk is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
- Fairfield Bay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Woodruff County
- Augusta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hickory Flat, see our County-by-County Page for Hickory Flat.
Cemeteries Near Hickory Flat ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hickory Flat.
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 Hickory Flat - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hickory Flat covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hickory Flat, with the one closest to Hickory Flat listed first.
- Leggett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burkett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mason Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Moore Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the east of Wilburn.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55105 <3>
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wallace Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Faulkner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Warren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Burns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Burns Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northeast of Wilburn.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53267 <3>
- Continue List (238 more) ...
- Adams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Adams Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northeast of Wilburn.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2174476 <3>
- Center Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Vinson - Barnett 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.<4>
While we didn't find Hickory Flat in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hickory Flat.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hickory Flat, with the one closest to Hickory Flat listed first.
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Davenport is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Little Red
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Little Red is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Red
- Tyler ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tyler is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Hiram
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hiram is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiram
- Pangburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clay is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Pleasant Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Bliss ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bliss is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Denmark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Denmark is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Clear Water ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Water is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Water
- Banner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Banner is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Ida
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Jamestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jamestown is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Wolf Bayou
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Bayou is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bayou
- Almond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Almond is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hickory Flat. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hickory Flat.
Newspapers Published in Hickory Flat ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hickory Flat.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hickory Flat, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hickory Flat.
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 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 Hickory Flat:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to White County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Faulkner County
- Independence County
- Jackson County
- Stone County
- Van Buren County
- Woodruff 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 '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- Hickory Flat) 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 Hickory Flat, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |