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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 Hopper (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 Hopper. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Hopper is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Clark, Garland, Howard, Pike, Polk, Scott & Yell.

Below are the counties that are near Hopper. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hopper:

  • Montgomery County     (The home county of Hopper)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopper, with the one closest to Hopper listed first.
    • Caddo Gap
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Manfred
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manfred. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manfred
      • Manfred is located in Montgomery County
    • Norman
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
      • Norman is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman <1>
    • Hickory Station ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Station
      • Hickory Station is located in Montgomery County
    • Black Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Springs
      • Black Springs is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Ophir
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ophir. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
      • Ophir is located in Montgomery County
    • Cox Spring
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Spring
      • Cox Spring is located in Montgomery County
    • Mount Ida
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Ida have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ida
      • Mount Ida is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Ida <1>
    • Alamo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alamo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
      • Alamo is located in Montgomery County
    • Mazarn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mazarn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazarn
      • Mazarn is located in Montgomery County
    • Oden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oden
      • Oden is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oden <1>
    • Joplin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
      • Joplin is located in Montgomery County
  • Calhoun County
    • Unco
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unco
      • Unco is located in Calhoun County
  • Clark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopper, with the one closest to Hopper listed first.
    • Amity
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amity have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
      • Amity is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
    • Alpine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
      • Alpine is located in Clark County
  • Garland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopper, with the one closest to Hopper listed first.
    • Meyers
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers
      • Meyers is located in Garland County
    • Pearcy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Royal
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
      • Royal is located in Garland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal <1>
  • Hempstead County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopper, with the one closest to Hopper listed first.
    • Tokio
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
      • Tokio is located in Hempstead County
    • Doyle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doyle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
      • Doyle is located in Hempstead County
    • McCaskill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCaskill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaskill
      • McCaskill is located in Hempstead County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
  • Hot Spring County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopper, with the one closest to Hopper listed first.
    • Bonnerdale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnerdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnerdale
      • Bonnerdale is located in Hot Spring County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonnerdale <1>
    • Bismarck
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bismarck have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
      • Bismarck is located in Hot Spring County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bismarck <1>
  • Howard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopper, with the one closest to Hopper listed first.
    • Athens
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Umpire
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Umpire have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpire
      • Umpire is located in Howard County
    • Euclid
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Euclid. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
      • Euclid is located in Howard County
    • Corinth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corinth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
      • Corinth is located in Howard County
    • Dierks
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Galena
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Galena. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
      • Galena is located in Howard County
    • Center Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
      • Center Point is located in Howard County
    • Nashville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Blue Bayou
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Bayou
      • Blue Bayou is located in Howard County
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopper, with the one closest to Hopper listed first.
    • Lodi
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
      • Lodi is located in Pike County
    • Salem
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Pike County
    • Kirby
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Glenwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Daisy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
      • Daisy is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Langley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Caney Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
      • Caney Valley is located in Pike County
    • Star of the West ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star of the West
      • Star of the West is located in Pike County
    • Newhope
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhope
      • Newhope is located in Pike County
    • Grandfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfield
      • Grandfield is located in Pike County
    • Mount Moriah
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
      • Mount Moriah is located in Pike County
    • Nathan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan
      • Nathan is located in Pike County
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopper, with the one closest to Hopper listed first.
    • Big Fork
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Fork
      • Big Fork is located in Polk County
    • Board Camp
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Board Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Camp
      • Board Camp is located in Polk County
  • Yell County
    • Chula
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chula. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
      • Chula is located in Yell County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hopper, see our County-by-County Page for Hopper.

Cemeteries Near Hopper ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hopper.

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 Hopper covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hopper, with the one closest to Hopper listed first.

  • Hopper Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Coffman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coffman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coffman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tweedle - Vaught Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tweedle - Vaught Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tweedle - Vaught Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Black Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bassinger Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bassinger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bassinger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Robbins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robbins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robbins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fancy Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fancy Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fancy Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Steller Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Middleton - Crooks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middleton - Crooks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middleton - Crooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jones Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (230 more) ...
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Waco School Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waco School Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waco School Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Palestine Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hopper had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Hopper, with the one closest to Hopper listed first.

  • Lodi
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
    • Lodi is located in Pike County
  • Caddo Gap
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Manfred
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manfred. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manfred
    • Manfred is located in Montgomery County
  • Black Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Springs
    • Black Springs is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Kirby
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Station ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Station
    • Hickory Station is located in Montgomery County
  • Ophir
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ophir. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
    • Ophir is located in Montgomery County
  • Langley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Rock Creek ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
    • Rock Creek is located in Pike County
  • Plata
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plata have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plata
    • Plata is located in Montgomery County
  • Star of the West ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star of the West
    • Star of the West is located in Pike County
  • Lissie ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lissie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lissie
    • Lissie is located in Pike County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Mount Ida
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Ida have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ida
      • Mount Ida is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Ida <1>
    • Newhope
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhope
      • Newhope is located in Pike County
    • Amity
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amity have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
      • Amity is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hopper. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hopper.

Newspapers Published in Hopper ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hopper.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hopper, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hopper.

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 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 Hopper:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hopper. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>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.
<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 Hopper, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Hopper) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hopper. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3587, Longitude: -93.6888       In this case, the coordinates for Hopper have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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