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 Macedonia (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 Macedonia. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Macedonia is located in Conway 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 Conway County: Faulkner, Perry, Pope, Van Buren & Yell.
Below are the counties that are near Macedonia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Macedonia:
- Conway County (The home county of Macedonia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
- Old Hickory
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Hattieville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Jerusalem
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cleveland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Middleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Solgohachia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Center Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Springfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Morrilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Plumerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Austin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oppelo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Winrock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Winrock is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winrock
- Cleburne County
- Quitman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
- Twin Groves
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Wooster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbrier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Guy
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Guy is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Conway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lollie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
- Centerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Preston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Holland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Enders
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Enders is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Logan County
- Delaware
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
- Perry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Houston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Adona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Toad Suck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Toad Suck is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
- Perryville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Bigelow
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fourche
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fourche is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Casa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Little Italy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Little Italy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Deberrie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Deberrie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deberrie
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
- Economy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Appleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Atkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Wilson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Caglesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Moreland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Hector
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Scottsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Pottsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,361 people
- Former names for Pottsville:
- Pott's Inn
- Pott's Station
- Center Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Laurel ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Holla Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Holla Bend is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
- Searcy County
- Witt's Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
- Scotland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Formosa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Formosa is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa
- Damascus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rex
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rex is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Alread
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Bee Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Choctaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Crabtree
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Gravesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gravesville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
- Copeland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Copeland is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Clinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Green Tree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Morganton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morganton is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
- Cotton Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Town is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Dardanelle
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Centerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Petit Jean
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Petit Jean is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petit Jean
- Birta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Birta is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Macedonia, see our County-by-County Page for Macedonia.
Cemeteries Near Macedonia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Macedonia.
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 Macedonia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Macedonia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
- Cleaver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dunham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Boltman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Vincent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Robertsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Beeson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wiedower Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bizzell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McClaren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (303 more) ...
- Fonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lanty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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 Macedonia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Macedonia.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
- Saint Vincent
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Vincent is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vincent
- Old Hickory
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Hattieville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Jerusalem
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cleveland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Economy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Lick Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lick Mountain is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Mountain
- Appleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Atkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Springs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Liberty Springs is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Springs
- Morrilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Springfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Caglesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Plumerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Claude
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Claude is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claude
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Macedonia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Macedonia.
Newspapers Published in Macedonia ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Macedonia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Macedonia, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Macedonia.
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 Macedonia:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Conway County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Faulkner County
- Logan County
- Perry County
- Pope County
- Searcy County
- Van Buren 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> | 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 Macedonia, 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- Macedonia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |