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 Magic Springs (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 Magic Springs. 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.
Name Variations for Magic Springs ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Magic Springs: Magic Spgs. (or less commonly used: Magic Spngs. or Magic Sprngs.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 hospitals and 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.
Magic Springs 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 Magic Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Magic Springs:
- Searcy County (The home county of Magic Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Magic Springs, with the one closest to Magic Springs listed first.
- Witt's Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Blanco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blanco is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Watts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Marshall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Leslie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Baker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baker is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Pindall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pindall is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Lone Pine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Pine is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Harriet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cozahome
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cozahome is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozahome
- Baxter County
- Big Flat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magic Springs, with the one closest to Magic Springs listed first.
- Everton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rally Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rally Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
- Valley Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Valley Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Bellefonte
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bellefonte is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Pleasant Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magic Springs, with the one closest to Magic Springs listed first.
- Cleveland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jerusalem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magic Springs, with the one closest to Magic Springs listed first.
- Bruno
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bruno is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
- Eros
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Eros is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
- Rush ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rush is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Pyatt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pyatt is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Yellville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magic Springs, with the one closest to Magic Springs listed first.
- Mount Judea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Vendor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vendor is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
- Hasty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hasty is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Deer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Western Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Jasper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Parthenon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Limestone
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Limestone is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Murray
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Murray is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Swain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Swain is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Walnut
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Walnut is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Mossville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mossville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magic Springs, with the one closest to Magic Springs listed first.
- Tilly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tilly is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly
- Laurel ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Hector
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Appleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Scottsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Caglesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Silex
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Silex is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magic Springs, with the one closest to Magic Springs listed first.
- Alco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Alco is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
- Onia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Onia is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onia
- Timbo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magic Springs, with the one closest to Magic Springs listed first.
- Copeland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Copeland is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Alread
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Rex
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rex is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Dennard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rumley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rumley is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumley
- Crabtree
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Scotland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Choctaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Magic Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Magic Springs.
Cemeteries Near Magic Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Magic Springs.
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 Magic Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Magic Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Magic Springs, with the one closest to Magic Springs listed first.
- Witts Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hendrix Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cash Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chinquapin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Snowball Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Old Smyrna Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (239 more) ...
- McDaniel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Taylor Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southeast of Jasper.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56499 <2>
- Curtis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Magic Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Magic Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Magic Springs, with the one closest to Magic Springs listed first.
- Witt's Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Bear Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bear Creek is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Snowball
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Snowball is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowball
- Blanco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blanco is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Point Peter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Point Peter is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Peter
- Cave Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Creek is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Smyrna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Smyrna is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Watts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Marshall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Duff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Duff is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Mount Judea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Northwood ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Northwood is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mount Hersey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Hersey is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hersey
- Copeland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Copeland is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Saint Joe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Magic Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Magic Springs.
Newspapers Published in Magic Springs ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Magic Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Magic Springs, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Magic Springs.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Magic Springs:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Searcy County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baxter County
- Boone County
- Conway 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Magic Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Magic Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |