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 Hill Creek (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 Hill Creek. 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 Hill Creek ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Hill Creek: Hill Crk. (or less commonly used: Hill Ck. or Hill Cr.)
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 southwest 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 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.
Hill Creek is located in Conway 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 Conway County: Faulkner, Perry, Pope, Van Buren & Yell.
Below are the counties that are near Hill Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hill Creek:
- Conway County (The home county of Hill Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hill Creek, with the one closest to Hill Creek listed first.
- Plumerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Solgohachia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Springfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Menifee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Middleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Morrilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hattieville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Center Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oppelo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Old Hickory
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Cleveland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Austin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jerusalem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cleburne County
- Quitman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hill Creek, with the one closest to Hill Creek listed first.
- Wooster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Conway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbrier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Twin Groves
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Lollie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
- Preston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Guy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Guy is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Holland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Hamlet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Centerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Mayflower
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beryl
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beryl is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl
- Enders
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Enders is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hill Creek, with the one closest to Hill Creek listed first.
- Toad Suck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Toad Suck is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Houston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bigelow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fourche
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fourche is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Perry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Perryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little Italy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Little Italy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Adona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Casa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Deberrie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deberrie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deberrie
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hill Creek, with the one closest to Hill Creek listed first.
- Economy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Wilson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Atkins
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Appleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Oak Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Caglesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Moreland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Holla Bend
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Holla Bend is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
- Pottsville
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Hector
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Center Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Bernice
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bernice is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- North Dardanelle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- North Dardanelle is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dardanelle
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hill Creek, with the one closest to Hill Creek listed first.
- Monnie Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Monnie Springs is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monnie Springs
- Roland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Natural Steps
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Natural Steps is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Steps
- Maumelle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marche
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marche is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marche
- Ferndale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ferndale is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Secluded Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Secluded Hills is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secluded Hills
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hill Creek, with the one closest to Hill Creek listed first.
- Damascus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Formosa
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Formosa is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa
- Gravesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gravesville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
- Bee Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Scotland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Morganton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Morganton is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Choctaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Green Tree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Clinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rex
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rex is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Crabtree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Alread
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Chalk ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chalk is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
- White County
- El Paso
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hill Creek, with the one closest to Hill Creek listed first.
- Cotton Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cotton Town is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Dardanelle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hill Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Hill Creek.
Cemeteries Near Hill Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hill Creek.
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 Hill Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hill Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hill Creek, with the one closest to Hill Creek listed first.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Scroggin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McCullough Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Plumerville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kilgore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McMillian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (278 more) ...
- Elmwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Morrilton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53812 <2>
- Lewisburg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bizzell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Hill Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hill Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hill Creek, with the one closest to Hill Creek listed first.
- Plumerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Menifee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Morrilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Vincent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Vincent is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vincent
- Wooster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Martinville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Martinville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinville
- Lick Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lick Mountain is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Mountain
- Hattieville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Oppelo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Houston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Conway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Linder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Linder is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linder
- Greenbrier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hill Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hill Creek.
Newspapers Published in Hill Creek ...
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 Hill Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hill Creek, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hill Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Hill Creek:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Conway County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Faulkner County
- Perry County
- Pope County
- Pulaski County
- Van Buren County
- White 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 Hill Creek, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hill Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |