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 Lena (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 Lena. 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 doctors and 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.
Lena is located in Saline 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 Saline County: Garland, Grant, Hot Spring, Perry & Pulaski.
Below are the counties that are near Lena. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lena:
- Saline County (The home county of Lena)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lena, with the one closest to Lena listed first.
- Benton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bauxite
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bauxite is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Shaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shaw is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Bryant
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Haskell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Congo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Congo is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Kentucky
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kentucky is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Fairplay ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fairplay is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Avilla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Avilla is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Shannon Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
- Traskwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Traskwood is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traskwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lena, with the one closest to Lena listed first.
- Mayflower
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lollie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
- Garland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lena, with the one closest to Lena listed first.
- Lonsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fountain Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Price
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Price is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Hot Springs Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hot Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Blue Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Blue Springs is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Jessieville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lena, with the one closest to Lena listed first.
- Tull
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tull is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
- Ico ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ico is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ico
- Poyen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Poyen is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Prattsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Turin ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Turin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
- Sheridan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ebb
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ebb is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebb
- Slabtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Slabtown is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Cherry Grove ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Dogwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dogwood is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Center Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Center Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove
- Leola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hot Spring County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lena, with the one closest to Lena listed first.
- Butterfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Butterfield is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Rockport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rockport is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Perla
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Perla is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Magnet Cove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Magnet Cove is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
- Malvern
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lono
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lono is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lono
- Social Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Social Hill is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Hill
- Etta ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Etta is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etta
- Rolla
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rolla is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
- Saginaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saginaw is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Donaldson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Donaldson is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lena, with the one closest to Lena listed first.
- Redfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jefferson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Plum Bayou ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Plum Bayou is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bayou
- Wright
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wright is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lena, with the one closest to Lena listed first.
- Little Italy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Little Italy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Fourche
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fourche is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lena, with the one closest to Lena listed first.
- Alexander
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mabelvale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Landmark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Landmark is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Landmark has also been known as:
- Parkers - Iron Springs
- Banty ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Banty is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banty
- Windamere
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Windamere is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windamere
- Bingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bingham is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Ferndale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ferndale is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Wakefield Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wakefield Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield Village
- Secluded Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Secluded Hills is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secluded Hills
- Woodson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Woodson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
- Cammack Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cammack Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammack Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
- Sweet Home
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sweet Home is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lena, see our County-by-County Page for Lena.
Cemeteries Near Lena ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lena.
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 Lena - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lena covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lena, with the one closest to Lena listed first.
- Woodland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Social Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hicks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hughes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bauxite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glidewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rosmont Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bryant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (212 more) ...
- McPherson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- China Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cameron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Lena in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lena.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lena, with the one closest to Lena listed first.
- Benton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shaw is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Bryant
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairplay ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fairplay is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Tull
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tull is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
- Hurricane ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hurricane is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Collegeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Collegeville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
- Avilla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Avilla is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Alexander
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Traskwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Traskwood is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traskwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Tatumville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tatumville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumville
- Altharp ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Altharp is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altharp
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Belfast
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belfast is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Mabelvale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bland is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lena. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lena.
Newspapers Published in Lena ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lena.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lena, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lena.
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 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 Lena:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Saline County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Faulkner County
- Garland County
- Grant County
- Hot Spring County
- Jefferson County
- Perry County
- Pulaski 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Lena, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Lena) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |