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 Martinville (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 Martinville. 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 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.
Martinville is primarily located in Faulkner County. A portion of Martinville extends into 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 Faulkner County: Cleburne, Conway, Lonoke, Perry, Pulaski, Van Buren & White.
Below are the counties that are near Martinville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Martinville:
- Faulkner County (The home county of Martinville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martinville, with the one closest to Martinville listed first.
- Twin Groves
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Guy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Guy is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Wooster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Greenbrier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Enders
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Enders is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Holland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Conway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Enola
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Enola is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Hamlet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Preston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Beryl
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beryl is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl
- Mount Vernon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martinville, with the one closest to Martinville listed first.
- Quitman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pearson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pearson is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Higden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Miller ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Miller is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Greers Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Edgemont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yuba
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Yuba is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Heber Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
- Former name for Heber Springs:
- Sugar Loaf
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <1>
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martinville, with the one closest to Martinville listed first.
- Center Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Austin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Middleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Solgohachia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Menifee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cleveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plumerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hattieville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Morrilton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Old Hickory
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Jerusalem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oppelo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martinville, with the one closest to Martinville listed first.
- Toad Suck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Toad Suck is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Bigelow
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Houston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Perry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Italy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Little Italy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Perryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Adona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martinville, with the one closest to Martinville listed first.
- Appleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Economy
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Atkins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Wilson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Caglesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Hector
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Moreland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martinville, with the one closest to Martinville listed first.
- Monnie Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Monnie Springs is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monnie Springs
- Roland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martinville, with the one closest to Martinville listed first.
- Damascus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gravesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gravesville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
- Formosa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Formosa is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa
- Bee Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Morganton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morganton is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Choctaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Green Tree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Scotland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chalk ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chalk is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
- Eglantine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
- Crabtree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Rex
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rex is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martinville, with the one closest to Martinville listed first.
- Rose Bud
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Romance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- El Paso
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Floyd
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Floyd is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Martinville, see our County-by-County Page for Martinville.
Cemeteries Near Martinville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Martinville.
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 Martinville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Martinville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Martinville, with the one closest to Martinville listed first.
- Martinville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mallet Town Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Republican Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spires Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McMillian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Center Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lloyd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (249 more) ...
- Kilgore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thorn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Copperas Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Martinville had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Martinville, with the one closest to Martinville listed first.
- Damascus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pinnacle Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pinnacle Springs is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle Springs
- Guy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Guy is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Wooster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Greenbrier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lick Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lick Mountain is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Mountain
- Bee Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Linder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linder is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linder
- Menifee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Morganton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morganton is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Claude
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Claude is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claude
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Plumerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Enders
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Enders is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Choctaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Martinville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Martinville.
Newspapers Published in Martinville ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Martinville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Martinville, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Martinville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Martinville:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Faulkner County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Conway County
- Perry County
- Pope County
- Pulaski County
- Van Buren County
- White 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> | 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 Martinville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Martinville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |