Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Laurel. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Laurel to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Laurel, 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 Laurel (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 Laurel. 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 Laurel is historic, it would have been located within present day Pope 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 Pope County: Conway, Johnson, Logan, Newton, Van Buren & Yell.
Below are the counties that are near Laurel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Laurel:
- Pope County (The home county of Laurel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel, with the one closest to Laurel listed first.
- Hector
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scottsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Caglesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Dover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moreland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Appleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Silex
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Silex is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Oak Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Taral
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Taral is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taral
- Center Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Ross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ross is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Augsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Augsburg is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
- Economy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel, with the one closest to Laurel listed first.
- Jerusalem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Old Hickory
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Cleveland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hattieville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Middleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Winrock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Winrock is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winrock
- Solgohachia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Center Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Austin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pontoon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pontoon is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
- Morrilton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel, with the one closest to Laurel listed first.
- Hagarville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hagarville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville
- Strawberry
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Strawberry is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Piney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Piney is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Knoxville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Lamar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ludwig
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ludwig is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
- Ozone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Clarksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lone Pine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lone Pine is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Spadra
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Spadra is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
- Union City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Union City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Harmony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel, with the one closest to Laurel listed first.
- Delaware
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- New Blaine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Morrison Bluff is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Scranton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Scranton is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel, with the one closest to Laurel listed first.
- Deer
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Limestone
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Limestone is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Walnut
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Mount Judea
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Swain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Swain is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Vendor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Vendor is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
- Searcy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel, with the one closest to Laurel listed first.
- Witt's Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Watts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Blanco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blanco is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel, with the one closest to Laurel listed first.
- Rex
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rex is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Alread
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Scotland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Copeland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Copeland is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Crabtree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Formosa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Formosa is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel, with the one closest to Laurel listed first.
- Dardanelle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cotton Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cotton Town is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Chickalah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chickalah is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
- Centerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Laurel, see our County-by-County Page for Laurel.
Cemeteries Near Laurel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Laurel.
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 Laurel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Laurel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Laurel, with the one closest to Laurel listed first.
- Birch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sherman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Goates Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Campground Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barkers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Langford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tripp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Forks of Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Solo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (335 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Howard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pollard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pollard Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Dover.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55775 <4>
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.
Laurel 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 Laurel, with the one closest to Laurel listed first.
- Hector
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scottsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Dover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Caglesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Moreland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Appleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Northwood ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Northwood is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
- Smyrna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Silex
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Silex is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Ross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ross is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Lutherville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lutherville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutherville
- Augsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Augsburg is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Jerusalem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Douglas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Douglas is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Douglas
- Mill Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Creek is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Laurel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Laurel.
Newspapers Published in Laurel ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Laurel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Laurel, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Laurel.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Laurel:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Pope County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Johnson County
- Logan County
- Newton County
- Searcy County
- Van Buren County
- Yell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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 Laurel, 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Laurel) 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. |