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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Hurricane. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Hurricane to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hurricane, please Contact Us.

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 Hurricane (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 Hurricane. 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 doctors and 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Hurricane is historic, it would have been located within present day Saline 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 Saline County: Garland, Grant, Hot Spring, Perry & Pulaski.

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

  • Saline County     (The home county of Hurricane)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hurricane, with the one closest to Hurricane listed first.
    • East End
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • East End is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
    • Shannon Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
    • Bauxite
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Bauxite is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
    • Bryant
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Shaw
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Shaw is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
    • Salem
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Salem is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Benton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Congo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Congo is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
    • Haskell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Avilla
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Avilla is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
    • Traskwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Traskwood is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traskwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
    • Kentucky
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Kentucky is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
  • Faulkner County
    • Mayflower
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Garland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hurricane, with the one closest to Hurricane listed first.
    • Lonsdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Fountain Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
    • Price
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Price is located in Garland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hurricane, with the one closest to Hurricane listed first.
    • Ico ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Ico is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ico
    • Tull
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Tull is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tull
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
    • Ebb
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Ebb is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebb
    • Sheridan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Center Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Center Grove is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove
    • Prattsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Slabtown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Slabtown is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
    • Turin ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Turin is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
    • Cherry Grove ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
    • Poyen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Poyen is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
    • Dogwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Dogwood is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
    • Grapevine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Grapevine is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
  • Hot Spring County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hurricane, with the one closest to Hurricane listed first.
    • Perla
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Perla is located in Hot Spring County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perla
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Rockport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Rockport is located in Hot Spring County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
    • Butterfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Butterfield is located in Hot Spring County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
    • Malvern
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Malvern is located in Hot Spring County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,788 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malvern <2>
    • Magnet Cove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Magnet Cove is located in Hot Spring County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet Cove
      • Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
    • Lono
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lono is located in Hot Spring County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lono
    • Rolla
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Rolla is located in Hot Spring County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hurricane, with the one closest to Hurricane listed first.
    • Redfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jefferson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
    • Plum Bayou ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Plum Bayou is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bayou
    • Wright
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Wright is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
    • Pastoria
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Pastoria is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
    • White Hall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Tucker
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Tucker is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
    • Sherrill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Sherrill is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Sulphur Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Sulphur Springs is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Lonoke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hurricane, with the one closest to Hurricane listed first.
    • Keo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Keo is located in Lonoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keo <2>
    • Cobbs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Cobbs is located in Lonoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
    • England
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Perry County
    • Little Italy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Little Italy is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hurricane, with the one closest to Hurricane listed first.
    • Alexander
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Landmark
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Landmark is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
      • Landmark has also been known as:
      • Parkers - Iron Springs
    • Bingham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Bingham is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
    • Mabelvale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Windamere
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Windamere is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windamere
    • Woodson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Woodson is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
    • Wakefield Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Wakefield Village is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield Village
    • Hensley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Wrightsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Wrightsville is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
    • Banty ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Banty is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banty
    • Sweet Home
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Sweet Home is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
    • College Station
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Hurricane ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hurricane.

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 Hurricane - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hurricane covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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.

Hurricane itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Altharp ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Altharp is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altharp
  • Alexander
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Ico ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ico is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ico
  • Bryant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Shaw
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Shaw is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
  • Collegeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Collegeville is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
  • Belfast
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Belfast is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
  • Mabelvale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Benton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Orion
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Orion is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
  • Tull
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tull is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tull
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
  • Obin ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Obin is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obin
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Wrightsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Wrightsville is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
    • Avilla
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Avilla is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
    • Traskwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Traskwood is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traskwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people

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

Newspapers Published in Hurricane ...

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 233 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hurricane.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hurricane, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hurricane.

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 Hurricane:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Hurricane, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hurricane) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.