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 Hinkle (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 Hinkle. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Hinkle is located in Johnson 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 Johnson County: Franklin, Logan, Madison, Newton, Pope & Yell.
Below are the counties that are near Hinkle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hinkle:
- Johnson County (The home county of Hinkle)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hinkle, with the one closest to Hinkle listed first.
- Hartman
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hartman is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Union City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Coal Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Spadra
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spadra is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
- Smeadley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smeadley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smeadley
- Clarksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Harmony is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Lone Pine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Pine is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Lamar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ludwig
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ludwig is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
- Knoxville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Knoxville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Batson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Batson is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
- Crawford County
- Mulberry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hinkle, with the one closest to Hinkle listed first.
- Alix
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Alix is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alix
- Denning
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Denning is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Altus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wiederkehr Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wiederkehr Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiederkehr Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Ozark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Webb City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Webb City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
- Mountain Top
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Top is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Etna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Etna is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Watalula
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Watalula is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watalula
- Felkner Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Felkner Town is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felkner Town
- White Oak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Cecil
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cecil is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hinkle, with the one closest to Hinkle listed first.
- Morrison Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morrison Bluff is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Scranton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Scranton is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Cotton Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Sand Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sand Ridge is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Subiaco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Paris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Blaine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon City
- Corley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Corley is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Delaware
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Caulksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Caulksville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caulksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Ratcliff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hinkle, with the one closest to Hinkle listed first.
- Dutton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dutton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Pettigrew
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Boston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Boston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Saint Paul
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Paul is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Brashears
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brashears is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashears
- Combs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hinkle, with the one closest to Hinkle listed first.
- Walnut
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Limestone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Limestone is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hinkle, with the one closest to Hinkle listed first.
- Georgetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Ross
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ross is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Augsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Augsburg is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
- London
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Silex
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Silex is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Dover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Taral
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Taral is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taral
- Russellville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Center Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Bernice
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bernice is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- North Dardanelle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Dardanelle is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dardanelle
- Scottsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Sebastian County
- Ursula
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ursula is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursula
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hinkle, with the one closest to Hinkle listed first.
- Marvinville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Marvinville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvinville
- Havana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Belleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Chickalah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chickalah is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
- Corinth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Corinth is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Dardanelle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Danville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waltreak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Waltreak is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltreak
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hinkle, see our County-by-County Page for Hinkle.
Cemeteries Near Hinkle ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hinkle.
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 Hinkle - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hinkle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hinkle, with the one closest to Hinkle listed first.
- Hartman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Blair Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spadra Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hardgraves Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hess Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Huddleston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Srygley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Ignatius Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kendall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hardgraves Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (401 more) ...
- Possum Walk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
While we didn't find Hinkle in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hinkle.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hinkle, with the one closest to Hinkle listed first.
- Hartman
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hartman is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Montana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Montana is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
- Morrison Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morrison Bluff is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Coal Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Spadra
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spadra is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
- Smeadley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smeadley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smeadley
- Prairie View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie View is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
- Dublin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dublin is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Clarksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hunt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hunt is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Harmony is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Ellsworth ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ellsworth is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lamar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ludwig
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ludwig is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
- Altus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hinkle. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hinkle.
Newspapers Published in Hinkle ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hinkle.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hinkle, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hinkle.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Hinkle:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Johnson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Franklin County
- Logan County
- Madison County
- Newton County
- Pope County
- Sebastian 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> | 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 Hinkle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hinkle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |