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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Meek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Meek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Meek, 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 Meek (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 Meek. 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 southwest 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Meek is historic, it would have been located within present day Cleveland 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 Cleveland County: Bradley, Calhoun, Dallas, Drew, Grant, Jefferson & Lincoln.
Below are the counties that are near Meek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Meek:
- Cleveland County (The home county of Meek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meek, with the one closest to Meek listed first.
- Kingsland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kingsland is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Saline
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Saline is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- New Edinburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Edinburg is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Edinburg
- Rison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Toledo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Toledo is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- White Oak Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- White Oak Bluff is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Bluff
- Staves
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Staves is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staves
- Orlando
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Orlando is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Pansy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pansy is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Annover ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Annover is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annover
- Rye
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rye is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meek, with the one closest to Meek listed first.
- Banks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Banks is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Lanark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lanark is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
- Warren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Farmville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Farmville is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Gravelridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gravelridge is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelridge
- Hermitage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jersey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sumpter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sumpter is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meek, with the one closest to Meek listed first.
- Thornton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thornton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Hopeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hopeville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Harlow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harlow is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow
- Tinsman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tinsman is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Hampton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Harrell
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Harrell is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meek, with the one closest to Meek listed first.
- Fordyce
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ivan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ivan is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
- Bunn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bunn is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
- Carthage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Carthage is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Manning
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Manning is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Sparkman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sparkman is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Drew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meek, with the one closest to Meek listed first.
- Barkada
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barkada is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkada
- Wilmar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meek, with the one closest to Meek listed first.
- Grapevine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Grapevine is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Leola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Grove ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Dogwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dogwood is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Slabtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Slabtown is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Turin ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Turin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meek, with the one closest to Meek listed first.
- Sulphur Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Pinebergen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pinebergen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebergen
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meek, with the one closest to Meek listed first.
- Cornerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cornerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Palmyra
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Palmyra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Star City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ouachita County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meek, with the one closest to Meek listed first.
- Bearden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Millville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Millville is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- East Camden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Camden is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Camden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Vanduzer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vanduzer is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanduzer
- White County
- Holly Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Meek, see our County-by-County Page for Meek.
Cemeteries Near Meek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meek.
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 Meek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Meek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Meek, with the one closest to Meek listed first.
- Camp Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kingsland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gum Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Broach Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Seymore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bryant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greenville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Morgan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (204 more) ...
- McCoy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grace Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Barnes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Meek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Meek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Meek, with the one closest to Meek listed first.
- Kingsland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kingsland is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Como ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Como is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Fordyce
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chambersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chambersville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- New Edinburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Edinburg is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Edinburg
- Thornton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thornton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Toledo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Toledo is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Rison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ramsey is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Hopeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hopeville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Harlow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harlow is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow
- Orlando
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Orlando is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ripley ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ripley is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Saline ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saline is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- McKinney ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- McKinney is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Meek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Meek.
Newspapers Published in Meek ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Meek, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Meek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Meek:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Cleveland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradley County
- Calhoun County
- Dallas County
- Drew County
- Grant County
- Jefferson County
- Lincoln County
- Ouachita County
- White 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 Meek, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Meek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |