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 Jerusalem (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 Jerusalem. 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 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 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.
Jerusalem 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 Jerusalem. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jerusalem:
- Conway County (The home county of Jerusalem)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jerusalem, with the one closest to Jerusalem listed first.
- Old Hickory
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Cleveland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hattieville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Middleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Solgohachia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Center Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Austin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Morrilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Springfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Winrock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Winrock is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winrock
- Plumerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oppelo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Pontoon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pontoon is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jerusalem, with the one closest to Jerusalem listed first.
- Twin Groves
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Wooster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbrier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Guy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Guy is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Conway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jerusalem, with the one closest to Jerusalem listed first.
- Piney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Piney is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Hagarville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hagarville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville
- Logan County
- Delaware
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jerusalem, with the one closest to Jerusalem listed first.
- Perry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Adona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Houston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Toad Suck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Toad Suck is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
- Perryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Bigelow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Casa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Fourche
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fourche is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jerusalem, with the one closest to Jerusalem listed first.
- Appleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Economy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Caglesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Hector
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moreland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Atkins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scottsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Laurel ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Wilson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Center Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Pottsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Dover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Searcy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jerusalem, with the one closest to Jerusalem listed first.
- Witt's Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Watts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jerusalem, with the one closest to Jerusalem listed first.
- Scotland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rex
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rex is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Formosa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Formosa is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa
- Alread
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Crabtree
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Copeland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Copeland is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Choctaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Bee Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Damascus
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Clinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Green Tree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Gravesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gravesville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
- Morganton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Morganton is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jerusalem, with the one closest to Jerusalem listed first.
- Dardanelle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Town is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Centerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Petit Jean
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Petit Jean is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petit Jean
- Chickalah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chickalah is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jerusalem, see our County-by-County Page for Jerusalem.
Cemeteries Near Jerusalem ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jerusalem.
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 Jerusalem - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jerusalem covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jerusalem, with the one closest to Jerusalem listed first.
- Robertsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wiley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cato Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Boltman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kinslow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dunham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Campground Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (312 more) ...
- Upchurch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Reid Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Jerusalem had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jerusalem, with the one closest to Jerusalem listed first.
- Appleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Old Hickory
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Cleveland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Economy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Hattieville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Saint Vincent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Vincent is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vincent
- Liberty Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Springs is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Springs
- Caglesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Hector
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moreland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Lick Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lick Mountain is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Mountain
- Edge ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edge is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Atkins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Claude
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Claude is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claude
- Northwood ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Northwood is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jerusalem. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jerusalem.
Newspapers Published in Jerusalem ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jerusalem.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jerusalem, 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 Jerusalem.
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 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 Jerusalem:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Conway County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Faulkner County
- Johnson County
- Logan County
- Perry County
- Pope County
- Searcy County
- Van Buren 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 Jerusalem, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Jerusalem) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |