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 Ledwidge (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 Ledwidge. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Ledwidge is located in Perry 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 Perry County: Conway, Faulkner, Garland, Saline & Yell.
Below are the counties that are near Ledwidge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ledwidge:
- Perry County (The home county of Ledwidge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ledwidge, with the one closest to Ledwidge listed first.
- Little Italy
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Little Italy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Fourche
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fourche is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Bigelow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Toad Suck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Toad Suck is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
- Houston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Perryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Perry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Adona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Deberrie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Deberrie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deberrie
- Casa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ledwidge, with the one closest to Ledwidge listed first.
- Menifee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Plumerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oppelo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Morrilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Solgohachia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Springfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Winrock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Winrock is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winrock
- Hattieville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Middleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Pontoon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pontoon is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
- Center Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Old Hickory
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ledwidge, with the one closest to Ledwidge listed first.
- Lollie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
- Mayflower
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Preston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Conway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hamlet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Wooster
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Beryl
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beryl is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl
- Otto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Otto is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Greenbrier
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Vilonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Groves
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Enola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Enola is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ledwidge, with the one closest to Ledwidge listed first.
- Wilson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Atkins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Economy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Holla Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holla Bend is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ledwidge, with the one closest to Ledwidge listed first.
- Monnie Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Monnie Springs is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monnie Springs
- Roland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Natural Steps
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Natural Steps is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Steps
- Maumelle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ferndale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ferndale is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Marche
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marche is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marche
- Secluded Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Secluded Hills is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secluded Hills
- Banty ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Banty is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banty
- Cammack Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cammack Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammack Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
- Gibson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gibson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Sherwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Argenta ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Argenta is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
- North Little Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ledwidge, with the one closest to Ledwidge listed first.
- Paron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paron is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paron
- Avilla
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Avilla is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Congo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Congo is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Salem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Bryant
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kentucky
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kentucky is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Shannon Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
- Rubicon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rubicon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
- Bauxite
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bauxite is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Benton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fairplay ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fairplay is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- East End
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- East End is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- Van Buren County
- Damascus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- White County
- El Paso
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yell County
- Cotton Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cotton Town is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ledwidge, see our County-by-County Page for Ledwidge.
Cemeteries Near Ledwidge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ledwidge.
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 Ledwidge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ledwidge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ledwidge, with the one closest to Ledwidge listed first.
- St. Francis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rainey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Faisst Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wye Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wye Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kennerly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Volman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Volman Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Bigelow.
- Casey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mayflower Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Round Mountain Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hartje Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (255 more) ...
- Martindale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Natural Steps Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Ledwidge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ledwidge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ledwidge, with the one closest to Ledwidge listed first.
- Lollie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Roland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Palarm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Palarm is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palarm
- Mayflower
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Houston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Creek is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Creek
- Preston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Conway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maumelle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chadwick ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chadwick is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Ivesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ivesville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivesville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Marche
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marche is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marche
- Menifee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Perryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ledwidge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ledwidge.
Newspapers Published in Ledwidge ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ledwidge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ledwidge, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ledwidge.
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 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 Ledwidge:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Perry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Faulkner County
- Pope County
- Pulaski County
- Saline County
- Van Buren County
- White 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ledwidge) 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 Ledwidge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |