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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 Joan (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 Joan. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Joan is located in Clark 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 Clark County: Dallas, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Nevada, Ouachita & Pike.

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

  • Clark County     (The home county of Joan)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Joan, with the one closest to Joan listed first.
    • Griffithtown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Arkadelphia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Caddo Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Caddo Valley is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
    • Gum Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Gum Springs is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
    • Curtis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Curtis is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
    • Vaden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Gurdon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Beirne
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Beirne is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beirne
    • Whelen Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Okolona
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Alpine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Alpine is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Joan, with the one closest to Joan listed first.
    • Dalark
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Manning
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sparkman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Carthage
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Carthage is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
    • Bunn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Garland County
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Joan, with the one closest to Joan listed first.
    • Leola
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Poyen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Poyen is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
    • Dogwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Prattsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Turin ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Turin is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
    • Tull
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Tull is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tull
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
  • Hot Spring County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Joan, with the one closest to Joan listed first.
    • Donaldson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Donaldson is located in Hot Spring County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
    • Friendship
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • Midway
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Midway is located in Hot Spring County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
    • Etta ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Etta is located in Hot Spring County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etta
    • Saginaw
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Rolla
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lono
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Social Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Malvern
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • 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 <1>
    • Perla
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Perla is located in Hot Spring County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perla
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Bismarck
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Rockport is located in Hot Spring County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
    • Butterfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Nevada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Joan, with the one closest to Joan listed first.
    • Boughton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bluff City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Ouachita County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Joan, with the one closest to Joan listed first.
    • Wyloe ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Wyloe is located in Ouachita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyloe
    • Reader
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Chidester
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Chidester is located in Ouachita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chidester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Pike County
    • Antoine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Saline County
  • White County

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

Cemeteries Near Joan ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Joan.

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

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

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

  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Jones Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Littlejohn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • McClanahan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jones Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Strong Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Atchley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Calwell Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Turner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Midway Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (182 more) ...
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • DeLamar Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Ouachita Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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, Joan had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Witherspoon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Witherspoon is located in Hot Spring County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witherspoon
  • Daleville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Daleville is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
  • Dalark
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Arkadelphia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Friendship
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
  • Donaldson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Donaldson is located in Hot Spring County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Gum Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Gum Springs is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
  • Fairview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Fairview is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Willow
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Willow is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
  • Elmore ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Elmore is located in Hot Spring County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
  • Curtis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Curtis is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
  • Etta ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Etta is located in Hot Spring County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etta
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Hearn ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Hearn is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearn
    • Hebron ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Hebron is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Nix ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Nix is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix

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

Newspapers Published in Joan ...

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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Joan.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Joan, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Joan.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Joan:

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 Joan, 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 from Point A (ie- Joan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.