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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Meaford. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Meaford to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Meaford, please Contact Us.
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 Meaford (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 Meaford. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Meaford is historic, it would have been located within present day Garland 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 Garland County: Hot Spring, Montgomery, Perry, Saline & Yell.
Below are the counties that are near Meaford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Meaford:
- Garland County (The home county of Meaford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meaford, with the one closest to Meaford listed first.
- Lonsdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Price
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Price is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Fountain Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Hot Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hot Springs Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Hamilton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Piney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Piney is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Blue Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Springs is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Rockwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rockwell is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell
- Jessieville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Pine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Royal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pearcy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meaford, with the one closest to Meaford listed first.
- Caddo Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Caddo Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Joan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Joan is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joan
- Arkadelphia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meaford, with the one closest to Meaford listed first.
- Tull
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tull is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
- Poyen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Poyen is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Prattsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Turin ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Turin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
- Dogwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dogwood is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Ico ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ico is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ico
- Leola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sheridan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hot Spring County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meaford, with the one closest to Meaford listed first.
- Magnet Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Magnet Cove is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
- Butterfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Butterfield is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Rockport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockport is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Malvern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Perla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Perla is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Social Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Social Hill is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Hill
- Saginaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Saginaw is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Etta ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Etta is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etta
- Donaldson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Donaldson is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Midway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Friendship
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Bismarck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lono
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lono is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lono
- Perry County
- Deberrie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Deberrie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deberrie
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meaford, with the one closest to Meaford listed first.
- Ferndale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ferndale is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Alexander
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Banty ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Banty is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banty
- Mabelvale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meaford, with the one closest to Meaford listed first.
- Rubicon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rubicon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
- Fairplay ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fairplay is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Haskell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Traskwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Traskwood is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traskwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Kentucky
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kentucky is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Benton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Shaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Shaw is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Paron
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Paron is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paron
- Congo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Congo is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Avilla
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Avilla is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Salem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Salem is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Bauxite
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bauxite is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Bryant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Meaford, see our County-by-County Page for Meaford.
Cemeteries Near Meaford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meaford.
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 Meaford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Meaford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Meaford, with the one closest to Meaford listed first.
- Price Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crestview Memorial Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Morning Star Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beth Jacob Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Medlock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Irwin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McClendon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cooper Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairplay Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Spurlin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (161 more) ...
- Ozark Lithia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark Lithia Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ozark Lithia Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the southeast of Mountain Valley.
- The Ozark Lithia Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ozark Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55564 <3>
- Friendship Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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.
While we didn't find Meaford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Meaford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Meaford, with the one closest to Meaford listed first.
- Cove Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cove Creek is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
- Owensville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Owensville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
- Butterfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Butterfield is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Hot Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fairplay ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fairplay is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Blocher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Blocher is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher
- Malvern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gifford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gifford is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
- Mountain Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Valley is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Valley
- Social Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Social Hill is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Hill
- Traskwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Traskwood is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traskwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Bland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bland is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sanders ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sanders is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders
- Etta ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Etta is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etta
- Fenter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fenter is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenter
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Meaford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Meaford.
Newspapers Published in Meaford ...
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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meaford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Meaford, 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 Meaford.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Meaford:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Garland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Grant County
- Hot Spring County
- Perry County
- Pulaski County
- Saline County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Meaford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Meaford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |