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 Lake Ridge (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 Lake Ridge. 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.
Name Variations for Lake Ridge ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Lake Ridge: Lk. Ridge
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lake Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lake Ridge.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Lake Ridge is located in Cleburne 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 Cleburne County: Faulkner, Independence, Stone, Van Buren & White.
Below are the counties that are near Lake Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lake Ridge:
- Cleburne County (The home county of Lake Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Ridge, with the one closest to Lake Ridge listed first.
- Miller ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Miller is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Heber Springs
(5 miles [8 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 <1>
- Greers Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tumbling Shoals
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Edgemont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Higden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pearson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pearson is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Ida
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Prim
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Drasco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Drasco is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drasco
- Yuba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Yuba is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Ridge, with the one closest to Lake Ridge listed first.
- Austin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Center Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Ridge, with the one closest to Lake Ridge listed first.
- Enders
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Enders is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Centerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Guy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Guy is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Mount Vernon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Enola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Enola is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Twin Groves
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Greenbrier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Independence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Ridge, with the one closest to Lake Ridge listed first.
- Floral
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Floral is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Locust Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Bethesda
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bethesda is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
- Pleasant Plains
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Denieville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Denieville is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denieville
- Desha
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Desha is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desha
- Southside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Southside is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Cushman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cushman is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Salado
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Batesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Izard County
- Guion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Guion is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Ridge, with the one closest to Lake Ridge listed first.
- Marcella
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Marcella is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- 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
- Fox
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fox is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Mountain View
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Timbo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alco is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
- Onia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Onia is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onia
- Fifty-Six
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Ridge, with the one closest to Lake Ridge listed first.
- Chalk ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chalk is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
- Fairfield Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Eglantine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
- Shirley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Morganton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Morganton is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Green Tree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- 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
- Gravesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gravesville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
- Choctaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Clinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Damascus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Formosa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Formosa is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Ridge, with the one closest to Lake Ridge listed first.
- Rose Bud
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pangburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Letona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Letona is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Clay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clay is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Davenport is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Romance
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Center Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Center Hill is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Sunnydale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sunnydale is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydale
- Floyd
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Floyd is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Bliss ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bliss is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- El Paso
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Searcy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lake Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Lake Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Lake Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake Ridge.
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 Lake Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lake Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lake Ridge, with the one closest to Lake Ridge listed first.
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shiloh Crossroads Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Crossroads Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Crossroads Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southeast of Greers Ferry.
- The Shiloh Crossroads Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Crossroads Community Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1992333 <3>
- Holland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olive Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olive Valley Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Heber Springs.
- The Mt. Olive Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159887 <3>
- Cove - Kendall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cleburne County Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brownsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Heber Springs City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chastain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastain Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chastain Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Tumbling Shoals.
- The Chastain Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chastain Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
- Chastain Chapel General Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2142999 <3>
- Sunny Slope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sipes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sipes Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Drasco.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1972135 <3>
- Lancaster-Verser Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster-Verser Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lancaster-Verser Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southeast of Prim.
- The Lancaster-Verser Cemetery has also been known as:
- Verser Cemetery
- Woodrow Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56646 <3>
- Continue List (223 more) ...
- Bailey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bailey Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Higden.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52898 <3>
- Decker Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Palestine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Palestine Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Pearson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1786681 <3>
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 Lake Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lake Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lake Ridge, with the one closest to Lake Ridge listed first.
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Heber Springs
(5 miles [8 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 <1>
- Ida
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chalk ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chalk is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
- Yuba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Yuba is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Wolf Bayou
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Bayou is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bayou
- Eglantine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
- Quitman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hiram
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hiram is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiram
- Tyler ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tyler is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Settlement ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Settlement is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlement
- Morganton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Morganton is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Rose Bud
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Banner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Banner is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Rushing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rushing is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushing
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lake Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lake Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Lake Ridge ...
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 Lake Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Ridge, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lake Ridge.
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 helpful 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 Lake Ridge:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Cleburne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Faulkner County
- Independence County
- Izard County
- Stone County
- Van Buren County
- White 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> | 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- Lake Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Lake Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |