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 Meeks Settlement (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 Meeks Settlement. 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 Meeks Settlement ...
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.
While the name of this community is Meeks Settlement, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Meeks Settlement may originally have been Meek's Settlement.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Meeks Settlement might be written as Meek Settlement.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Meeks Settlement is located in Clark 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 Clark County: Dallas, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Nevada, Ouachita & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Meeks Settlement. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Meeks Settlement:
- Clark County (The home county of Meeks Settlement)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meeks Settlement, with the one closest to Meeks Settlement listed first.
- Okolona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alpine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Alpine is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Beirne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beirne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beirne
- Curtis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Curtis is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Amity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Amity is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Gurdon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gum Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Arkadelphia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Caddo Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Caddo Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Whelen Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whelen Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelen Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Griffithtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Griffithtown is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithtown
- Joan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Joan is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joan
- Dallas County
- Dalark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dalark is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalark
- Garland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meeks Settlement, with the one closest to Meeks Settlement listed first.
- Pearcy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Meyers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Meyers is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers
- Hempstead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meeks Settlement, with the one closest to Meeks Settlement listed first.
- Blevins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blevins is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- McCaskill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- McCaskill is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Tokio
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Tokio is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
- Doyle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Doyle is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Ozan
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ozan is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Clow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clow is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clow
- Washington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Perrytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Perrytown is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Oakhaven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakhaven is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Centerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shover Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Shover Springs is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shover Springs
- Hot Spring County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meeks Settlement, with the one closest to Meeks Settlement listed first.
- Bismarck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bonnerdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Friendship
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Midway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Donaldson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Donaldson is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meeks Settlement, with the one closest to Meeks Settlement listed first.
- Corinth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Corinth is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Nashville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Buck Range
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buck Range is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Range
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meeks Settlement, with the one closest to Meeks Settlement listed first.
- Hickory Station ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hickory Station is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Station
- Mazarn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mazarn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazarn
- Caddo Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alamo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Manfred
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Manfred is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manfred
- Ophir
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Nevada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meeks Settlement, with the one closest to Meeks Settlement listed first.
- Boughton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Boughton is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boughton
- Prescott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Emmet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Emmet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Laneburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Laneburg is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneburg
- Bluff City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zama ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zama is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zama
- Cale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cale is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Ouachita County
- Reader
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reader is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reader
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meeks Settlement, with the one closest to Meeks Settlement listed first.
- Antoine
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Antoine is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antoine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Piney Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Delight
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bowen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bowen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Pisgah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Pike City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pike City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Billstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Billstown is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billstown
- Caney Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Caney Valley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Kimberley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kimberley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberley
- Mount Moriah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Moriah is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Murfreesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Roy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Roy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Meeks Settlement, see our County-by-County Page for Meeks Settlement.
Cemeteries Near Meeks Settlement ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meeks Settlement.
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 Meeks Settlement - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Meeks Settlement covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Meeks Settlement, with the one closest to Meeks Settlement listed first.
- Antoine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Peeples Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lamb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pettus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Okolona Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wimbley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Straightway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (218 more) ...
- Delight Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Thomas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pisgah Liberty Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Liberty Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pisgah Liberty Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the south of Delight.
- The Pisgah Liberty Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Liberty Hill MB Church Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #632129 <3>
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.<5>
While we didn't find Meeks Settlement in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Meeks Settlement.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Meeks Settlement, with the one closest to Meeks Settlement listed first.
- Antoine
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Antoine is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antoine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Clear Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Clear Spring is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Spring
- Okolona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bowen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bowen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Dobyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dobyville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobyville
- Hollywood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hollywood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Alpine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Alpine is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Brocktown ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brocktown is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brocktown
- Wallaceburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wallaceburg is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceburg
- Boughton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Boughton is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boughton
- Arcadia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Arcadia is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Hearn ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hearn is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearn
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Arp ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Arp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Beirne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beirne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beirne
- Amity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Amity is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Meeks Settlement. See our List of 1890's Communities around Meeks Settlement.
Newspapers Published in Meeks Settlement ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meeks Settlement.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Meeks Settlement, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Meeks Settlement.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Meeks Settlement:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Clark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dallas County
- Garland County
- Hempstead County
- Hot Spring County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Nevada County
- Ouachita County
- Pike 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Meeks Settlement) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Meeks Settlement, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |