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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 Huddleston (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 Huddleston. 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 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.

Huddleston 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 Huddleston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Huddleston:

  • Montgomery County     (The home county of Huddleston)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huddleston, with the one closest to Huddleston listed first.
    • Oden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Pencil Bluff
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pencil Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencil Bluff
      • Pencil Bluff is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pencil Bluff <1>
    • Whitetown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
      • Whitetown is located in Montgomery County
    • Cox Spring
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Spring
      • Cox Spring is located in Montgomery County
    • Sims
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
      • Sims is located in Montgomery County
    • Black Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Mount Ida
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Ida have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
    • Norman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
    • Manfred
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manfred have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manfred
      • Manfred is located in Montgomery County
    • Ophir
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ophir have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
      • Ophir is located in Montgomery County
    • Washita
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
      • Washita is located in Montgomery County
    • Caddo Gap
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caddo Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Gap
      • Caddo Gap is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caddo Gap <1>
    • Story
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Calhoun County
    • Unco
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unco
      • Unco is located in Calhoun County
  • Garland County
    • Meyers
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers
      • Meyers is located in Garland County
  • Hot Spring County
    • Bonnerdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnerdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
  • Howard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huddleston, with the one closest to Huddleston listed first.
    • Athens
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Umpire
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Umpire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpire
      • Umpire is located in Howard County
    • Galena
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
      • Galena is located in Howard County
    • Euclid
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Euclid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
      • Euclid is located in Howard County
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huddleston, with the one closest to Huddleston listed first.
    • Langley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Lodi
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
      • Lodi is located in Pike County
    • Star of the West ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star of the West
      • Star of the West is located in Pike County
    • Salem
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Pike County
    • Daisy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
      • Daisy is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Newhope
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhope
      • Newhope is located in Pike County
    • Grandfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfield
      • Grandfield is located in Pike County
    • Glenwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Kirby
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Caney Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
      • Caney Valley is located in Pike County
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huddleston, with the one closest to Huddleston listed first.
    • Big Fork
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Fork
      • Big Fork is located in Polk County
    • Board Camp
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Board Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Camp
      • Board Camp is located in Polk County
    • Dallas
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
      • Dallas is located in Polk County
    • Mena
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Potter Junction
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Junction
      • Potter Junction is located in Polk County
    • Potter
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
      • Potter is located in Polk County
    • Rich Mountain
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
      • Rich Mountain is located in Polk County
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huddleston, with the one closest to Huddleston listed first.
    • Parks
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
      • Parks is located in Scott County
    • Y City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Y City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Y City
      • Y City is located in Scott County
    • Boles
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Harvey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
      • Harvey is located in Scott County
    • Little Texas
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
      • Little Texas is located in Scott County
    • Cardiff
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardiff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
      • Cardiff is located in Scott County
    • Waldron
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Winfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
      • Winfield is located in Scott County
  • Yell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huddleston, with the one closest to Huddleston listed first.
    • Gravelly
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly
      • Gravelly is located in Yell County
    • Aly
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly
      • Aly is located in Yell County
    • Bluffton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
      • Bluffton is located in Yell County
    • Waltreak
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltreak
      • Waltreak is located in Yell County

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

Newspapers Published in Huddleston ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Huddleston.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Huddleston, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Huddleston.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Huddleston:

Cemeteries Near Huddleston ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Huddleston.

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

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

  • Gortemiller Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gortemiller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gortemiller Cemetery
  • Shirley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shirley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shirley Cemetery
  • Goodner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodner Cemetery
  • Wilhite Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilhite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilhite Cemetery
  • Brewer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brewer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brewer Cemetery
  • Wilhite Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilhite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilhite Cemetery
  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Ridge Cemetery
  • Oden Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oden Cemetery
  • Brushy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brushy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brushy Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
  • Gaston Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gaston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaston Cemetery
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Continue List   (206 more) ...
    • Forbes Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forbes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forbes Cemetery
    • Edwards Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
    • Huddleston Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huddleston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huddleston Cemetery

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 Huddleston in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Huddleston.

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

  • Oden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Big Fork
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Fork
    • Big Fork is located in Polk County
  • Sims
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
    • Sims is located in Montgomery County
  • Buck Knob
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buck Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Knob
    • Buck Knob is located in Scott County
  • Black Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  • Mount Ida
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Ida have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
  • Cedar Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
    • Cedar Creek is located in Scott County
  • Board Camp
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Board Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Camp
    • Board Camp is located in Polk County
  • Ink
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ink have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ink
    • Ink is located in Polk County
  • Manfred
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manfred have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manfred
    • Manfred is located in Montgomery County
  • Ophir
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ophir have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
    • Ophir is located in Montgomery County
  • Parks
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
    • Parks is located in Scott County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Boles
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Langley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Hopper
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopper
      • Hopper is located in Montgomery County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Huddleston. 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>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.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Huddleston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Huddleston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5862, Longitude: -93.8455       In this case, the coordinates for Huddleston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Huddleston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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