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Introduction ...

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

We've added Kinderhook to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Kinderhook, 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 Kinderhook (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 Kinderhook. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Kinderhook is historic, it would have been located within present day Van Buren 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 Van Buren County: Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Searcy & Stone.

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

  • Van Buren County     (The home county of Kinderhook)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kinderhook, with the one closest to Kinderhook listed first.
    • Shirley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairfield Bay
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Eglantine
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
    • Chalk ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Chalk is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
    • Clinton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Tree
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
    • Morganton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Morganton is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
    • Choctaw
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
    • Rumley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Rumley is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumley
    • Dennard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Bee Branch
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
    • Crabtree
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
    • Formosa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Formosa is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa
  • Baxter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kinderhook, with the one closest to Kinderhook listed first.
    • Big Flat
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Culp
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Culp is located in Baxter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
  • Cleburne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kinderhook, with the one closest to Kinderhook listed first.
    • Edgemont
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Prim
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Higden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Greers Ferry
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Shiloh ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Miller ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Miller is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
    • Drasco
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Drasco is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drasco
    • Pearson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Pearson is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
    • Heber Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
      • Former name for Heber Springs:
      • Sugar Loaf
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <2>
    • Ida
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Wolf Bayou
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Wolf Bayou is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bayou
    • Tumbling Shoals
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Quitman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Conway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kinderhook, with the one closest to Kinderhook listed first.
    • Austin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Center Ridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Faulkner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kinderhook, with the one closest to Kinderhook listed first.
    • Enders
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Enders is located in Faulkner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
    • Guy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Guy is located in Faulkner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
    • Twin Groves
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
    • Centerville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Centerville is located in Faulkner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Independence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kinderhook, with the one closest to Kinderhook listed first.
    • Bethesda
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Bethesda is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
    • Floral
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Floral is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
    • Locust Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Locust Grove is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Denieville ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Denieville is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denieville
    • Cushman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cushman is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Izard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kinderhook, with the one closest to Kinderhook listed first.
    • Guion
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Guion is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Jumbo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jumbo is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
    • Lunenburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lunenburg is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
    • Calico Rock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Searcy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kinderhook, with the one closest to Kinderhook listed first.
    • Leslie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Baker
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Baker is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
    • Watts
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Watts is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
    • Harriet
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lone Pine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lone Pine is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
    • Marshall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cozahome
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Cozahome is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozahome
  • Stone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kinderhook, with the one closest to Kinderhook listed first.
    • Fox
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Fox is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
    • Timbo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Mountain View
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Alco
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Alco is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
    • Onia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Onia is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onia
    • Fifty-Six
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Marcella
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Marcella is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
  • White County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kinderhook, with the one closest to Kinderhook listed first.
    • Rose Bud
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Pangburn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Kinderhook ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kinderhook.

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

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

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

  • Collins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Woodland Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rushing Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Copper Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Settlement Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Smartt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartt Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Smartt Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Prim.
    • The Smartt Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Smart Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56314 <4>
  • Bradford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lute Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Eglantine Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunny Slope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Finch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (231 more) ...
    • Decker Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Knapp Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Bailey Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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.

While we didn't find Kinderhook in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kinderhook.

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

  • Rushing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Rushing is located in Stone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushing
  • Settlement ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Settlement is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlement
  • Eglantine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
  • Chalk ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Chalk is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
  • Shiloh ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
  • Clinton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Timbo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Mountain View
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Choctaw
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
  • Morganton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Morganton is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
  • Alco
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Alco is located in Stone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
  • Dennard
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Heber Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
      • Former name for Heber Springs:
      • Sugar Loaf
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <2>
    • Bee Branch
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
    • Ida
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Kinderhook ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kinderhook.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kinderhook, 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 Kinderhook.

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 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 Kinderhook:

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 Kinderhook, 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kinderhook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.