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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Little Buffalo. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Little Buffalo to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Little Buffalo, 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 Little Buffalo (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 Little Buffalo. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Little Buffalo is historic, it would have been located within present day Newton 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 Newton County: Boone, Carroll, Johnson, Madison, Pope & Searcy.
Below are the counties that are near Little Buffalo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Little Buffalo:
- Newton County (The home county of Little Buffalo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Buffalo, with the one closest to Little Buffalo listed first.
- Hasty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hasty is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Jasper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vendor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Vendor is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
- Mount Judea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Parthenon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Western Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Compton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Murray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Murray is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Ponca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Deer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Boxley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Boxley is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
- Mossville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mossville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Swain
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Swain is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Buffalo, with the one closest to Little Buffalo listed first.
- Valley Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Bellefonte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bellefonte is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Rally Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rally Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
- Harrison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Everton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Batavia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Batavia is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Pleasant Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Bergman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Keener ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Keener is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Ridgeway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ridgeway is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Alpena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Zinc
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zinc is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zinc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Myrtle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Myrtle is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Buffalo, with the one closest to Little Buffalo listed first.
- Osage
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Osage is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Dryfork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dryfork is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
- Rudd
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rudd is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Metalton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Metalton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metalton
- New Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Denver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Denver is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Green Forest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Buffalo, with the one closest to Little Buffalo listed first.
- Kingston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Marble
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Marble is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
- Boston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Buffalo, with the one closest to Little Buffalo listed first.
- Eros
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eros is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
- Bruno
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bruno is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
- Pyatt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pyatt is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Dodd City ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dodd City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd City
- Monarch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Monarch is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Yellville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Summit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Summit is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Pope County
- Tilly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tilly is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly
- Searcy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Buffalo, with the one closest to Little Buffalo listed first.
- Pindall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pindall is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Saint Joe
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Blanco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blanco is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Gilbert
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Witt's Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Marshall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Watts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Little Buffalo, see our County-by-County Page for Little Buffalo.
Cemeteries Near Little Buffalo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Little Buffalo.
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 Little Buffalo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Little Buffalo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Little Buffalo, with the one closest to Little Buffalo listed first.
- Stringtown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shaddox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pruitt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Collins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Collins Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Jasper.
- The Collins Cemetery has also been known as:
- Armstrong Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53499 <4>
- Wells Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Agee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Adair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Young Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rogers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Carver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (238 more) ...
- Union Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gaither Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaither Cemetery
- The Gaither Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gaither Mtn. Cemetery
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.
While we didn't find Little Buffalo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Little Buffalo.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Little Buffalo, with the one closest to Little Buffalo listed first.
- Wells Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wells Creek is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Creek
- Jasper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gaither
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gaither is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaither
- Yardelle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Yardelle is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yardelle
- Elmwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elmwood is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Watkins ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Watkins is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Red Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Red Rock is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Mount Judea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Hill Top
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hill Top is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
- Mount Hersey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Hersey is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hersey
- Western Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Valley Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Compton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cave Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cave Creek is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Bellefonte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bellefonte is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Little Buffalo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Little Buffalo.
Newspapers Published in Little Buffalo ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Little Buffalo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Little Buffalo, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Little Buffalo.
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 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 Little Buffalo:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Newton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Carroll County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Pope County
- Searcy 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 Little Buffalo, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Little Buffalo) 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. |