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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 Mansfield (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 Mansfield. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Mansfield is primarily located in Sebastian County. A portion of Mansfield extends into Scott 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 Sebastian County: Crawford, Franklin, Logan, Scott, Le Flore (OK) & Sequoyah (OK).

Below are the counties that are near Mansfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mansfield:

  • Sebastian County     (The home county of Mansfield)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mansfield, with the one closest to Mansfield listed first.
    • Huntington
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Huntington is located in Sebastian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
    • Frog Town
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Frog Town is located in Sebastian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Town
    • Midland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hartford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Greenwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Hackett
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jenny Lind
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Bonanza
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bonanza is located in Sebastian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
    • Bloomer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Barling
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Central City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Central City is located in Sebastian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
    • Buell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mansfield, with the one closest to Mansfield listed first.
    • New Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • New Town is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Wright Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Wright Town is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Town
    • Kibler
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Kibler is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibler
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
    • Concord
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Concord is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Van Buren
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Alma
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Alma is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,887 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <1>
    • Dyer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mansfield, with the one closest to Mansfield listed first.
    • Leon ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Leon is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
    • Charleston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Branch
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Donald ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Dahoma ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Dahoma is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahoma
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mansfield, with the one closest to Mansfield listed first.
    • Lucas
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Carolan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Golden City ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Booneville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Magazine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Ratcliff
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Caulksville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Caulksville is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caulksville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Blue Mountain
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Blue Mountain is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Carbon City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Carbon City is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon City
  • Polk County
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mansfield, with the one closest to Mansfield listed first.
    • Winfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Bates
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Bates is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
    • Waldron
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cardiff
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Boles
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Gate ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Gate is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate
    • Parks
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Y City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Y City is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Y City
    • Harvey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Harvey is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
    • Nebraska ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Nebraska is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
  • Le Flore County (OK)
  • Sequoyah County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mansfield, with the one closest to Mansfield listed first.
    • Moffett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Moffett is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffett
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moffett <1>
    • Roland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Roland is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,020 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roland <1>
    • Muldrow
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Muldrow is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldrow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muldrow <1>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mansfield, see our County-by-County Page for Mansfield.

Cemeteries Near Mansfield ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mansfield.

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 Mansfield - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mansfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mansfield, with the one closest to Mansfield listed first.

  • Coop Prairie Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Buggy Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cantrell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Huntington Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Sorrels Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cherokee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • James Fork Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Slate Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Looper Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (269 more) ...
    • Bull Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lewis Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lovelace 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mansfield had a population of 243 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Mansfield had a population of 1,089 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Mansfield, with the one closest to Mansfield listed first.

  • Huntington
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Huntington is located in Sebastian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
  • Dayton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Dayton is located in Sebastian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Witcherville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Witcherville is located in Sebastian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witcherville
  • Montreal
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Montreal is located in Sebastian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreal
  • Hartford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Boothe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Boothe is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothe
  • Cauthron
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Cauthron is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthron
  • Burnville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Burnville is located in Sebastian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnville
  • Greenwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Excelsior
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Excelsior is located in Sebastian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
  • Winfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Hackett
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Gipson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Gipson is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipson
    • Jenny Lind
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Brawley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Brawley is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brawley

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mansfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mansfield.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Mansfield ...

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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mansfield.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Mansfield. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Mansfield and those printed in the larger area surrounding Mansfield.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4> of Mansfield.

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 Mansfield:

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 Mansfield, 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- Mansfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.