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 Leslie (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 Leslie. 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 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.
Leslie is located in Searcy 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 Searcy County: Baxter, Boone, Marion, Newton, Pope, Stone & Van Buren.
Below are the counties that are near Leslie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Leslie:
- Searcy County (The home county of Leslie)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leslie, with the one closest to Leslie listed first.
- Watts
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Baker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Baker is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Marshall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Pine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lone Pine is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Harriet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gilbert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cozahome
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cozahome is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozahome
- Blanco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blanco is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Witt's Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Saint Joe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pindall
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pindall is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Baxter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leslie, with the one closest to Leslie listed first.
- Big Flat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Buffalo City is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
- Lone Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Rock is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
- Culp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Culp is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
- Norfork Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Norfork Village is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfork Village
- Norfork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boone County
- Everton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leslie, with the one closest to Leslie listed first.
- Edgemont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Prim
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Higden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greers Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leslie, with the one closest to Leslie listed first.
- Austin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cleveland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Izard County
- Calico Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leslie, with the one closest to Leslie listed first.
- Rush ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rush is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Bruno
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bruno is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
- Rea Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rea Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea Valley
- Yellville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Eros
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eros is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
- Flippin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Summit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Summit is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leslie, with the one closest to Leslie listed first.
- Mount Judea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Western Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Hasty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hasty is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Vendor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Vendor is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
- Pope County
- Tilly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tilly is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leslie, with the one closest to Leslie listed first.
- Alco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Alco is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
- Timbo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fox
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fox is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Onia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Onia is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onia
- Fifty-Six
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leslie, with the one closest to Leslie listed first.
- Rumley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rumley is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumley
- Dennard
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Copeland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Copeland is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Crabtree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Alread
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Clinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rex
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rex is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Shirley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Choctaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Scotland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Eglantine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
- Fairfield Bay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Leslie, see our County-by-County Page for Leslie.
Cemeteries Near Leslie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leslie.
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 Leslie - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Leslie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Leslie, with the one closest to Leslie listed first.
- Leslie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Baldwin Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elberta Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Caid Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dennard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kuykendall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sanders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Horn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Watts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mabrey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (214 more) ...
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lunceford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Leslie had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Leslie had a population of 415 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Leslie, with the one closest to Leslie listed first.
- Oak Flat ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Flat is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flat
- Dennard
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Campbell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Watts
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Marshall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Copeland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Copeland is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Alco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Alco is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
- Bear Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bear Creek is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Timbo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Big Flat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alread
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Blanco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blanco is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Snowball
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Snowball is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowball
- Duff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Duff is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Witt's Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Leslie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Leslie.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Leslie ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Leslie.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Leslie. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Leslie and those printed in the larger area surrounding Leslie.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<4> of Leslie.
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 Leslie:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Searcy County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baxter County
- Boone County
- Cleburne County
- Conway County
- Izard County
- Marion County
- Newton County
- Pope County
- Stone County
- Van Buren 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 Leslie, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Leslie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |