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 Mars Hill (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 Mars Hill. 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 Mars Hill ...
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.
While the name of this community is Mars Hill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Mars Hill may originally have been Mar's Hill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Mars Hill might be written as Mar Hill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mars Hill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mars Hill.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Mars Hill is located in Pope 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 Pope County: Conway, Johnson, Logan, Newton, Van Buren & Yell.
Below are the counties that are near Mars Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mars Hill:
- Pope County (The home county of Mars Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mars Hill, with the one closest to Mars Hill listed first.
- Pottsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Atkins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Economy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Moreland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Center Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Wilson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bernice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bernice is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Russellville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Caglesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Holla Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Holla Bend is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
- North Dardanelle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Dardanelle is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dardanelle
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mars Hill, with the one closest to Mars Hill listed first.
- Winrock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Winrock is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winrock
- Old Hickory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Pontoon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pontoon is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
- Hattieville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Jerusalem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Morrilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oppelo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Solgohachia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Cleveland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Middleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Plumerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Springfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Faulkner County
- Lollie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mars Hill, with the one closest to Mars Hill listed first.
- Piney
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Piney is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Knoxville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Knoxville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Hagarville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hagarville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville
- Lamar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Strawberry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Strawberry is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Clarksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ludwig
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ludwig is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
- Spadra
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Spadra is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mars Hill, with the one closest to Mars Hill listed first.
- Delaware
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- New Blaine
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Morrison Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Morrison Bluff is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Scranton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Scranton is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mars Hill, with the one closest to Mars Hill listed first.
- Adona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Casa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Perry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Perryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Deberrie
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Deberrie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deberrie
- Houston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bigelow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Toad Suck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Toad Suck is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
- Fourche
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fourche is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mars Hill, with the one closest to Mars Hill listed first.
- Scotland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rex
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rex is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Alread
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Formosa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Formosa is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mars Hill, with the one closest to Mars Hill listed first.
- Dardanelle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cotton Town is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Centerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Petit Jean
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Petit Jean is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petit Jean
- Chickalah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chickalah is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
- Birta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Birta is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
- Ola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Danville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Belleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mars Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Mars Hill.
Cemeteries Near Mars Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mars Hill.
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 Mars Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mars Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mars Hill, with the one closest to Mars Hill listed first.
- Bowden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Price Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Haskin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Potts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bells Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Darr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wash Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Atkins Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Atkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (328 more) ...
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Mars Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mars Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mars Hill, with the one closest to Mars Hill listed first.
- Atkins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Economy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Moreland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Russellville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Holla Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Holla Bend is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
- Carden Bottoms
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Carden Bottoms is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden Bottoms
- Caglesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Dardanelle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Old Hickory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Mill Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mill Creek is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Scottsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hattieville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Appleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Divide ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Divide is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mars Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mars Hill.
Newspapers Published in Mars Hill ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mars Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mars Hill, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mars Hill.
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 Mars Hill:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Pope County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Faulkner County
- Johnson County
- Logan County
- Perry County
- Van Buren County
- Yell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Mars Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Mars Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |