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 Melanie Park (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 Melanie Park. 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 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.
Melanie Park is located in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County: Faulkner, Grant, Jefferson, Lonoke, Perry & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Melanie Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Melanie Park:
- Pulaski County (The home county of Melanie Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Melanie Park, with the one closest to Melanie Park listed first.
- Argenta ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Argenta is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
- North Little Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Booker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Booker is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- Sherwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cammack Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cammack Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammack Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
- McAlmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McAlmont is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlmont
- Gibson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Rose City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rose City is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
- Gravel Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marche
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marche is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marche
- Maumelle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- College Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Conway County
- Menifee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Melanie Park, with the one closest to Melanie Park listed first.
- Mayflower
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Otto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Otto is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Preston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Beryl
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Beryl is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl
- Hamlet
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Vilonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Conway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lollie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
- Holland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Enola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Enola is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Wooster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Greenbrier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Melanie Park, with the one closest to Melanie Park listed first.
- Ico ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ico is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ico
- Tull
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tull is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Melanie Park, with the one closest to Melanie Park listed first.
- Redfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Plum Bayou ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Bayou is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bayou
- Wright
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wright is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Jefferson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Lonoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Melanie Park, with the one closest to Melanie Park listed first.
- Parnell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parnell is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Cabot
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cobbs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cobbs is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Keo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lonoke
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Austin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Austin is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
- Oak Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Ward
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bayou Meto
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bayou Meto is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Sisemore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sisemore is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisemore
- England
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- McCreanor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- McCreanor is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCreanor
- Coy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coy is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Melanie Park, with the one closest to Melanie Park listed first.
- Little Italy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Little Italy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Fourche
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fourche is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Bigelow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Toad Suck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Toad Suck is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
- Houston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Melanie Park, with the one closest to Melanie Park listed first.
- Shannon Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
- East End
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- East End is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- Bryant
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Avilla
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Avilla is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Congo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Congo is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Bauxite
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bauxite is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Benton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kentucky
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kentucky is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Shaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shaw is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Paron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Paron is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paron
- Haskell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairplay ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairplay is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Melanie Park, with the one closest to Melanie Park listed first.
- El Paso
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beebe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Melanie Park, see our County-by-County Page for Melanie Park.
Cemeteries Near Melanie Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Melanie Park.
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 Melanie Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Melanie Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Melanie Park, with the one closest to Melanie Park listed first.
- Edgewood Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Edgewood Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in North Little Rock.
- The Edgewood Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Edgewood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53785 <2>
- Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Heilman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Calva Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lea Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Holly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hickman Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brushy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elmlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Roselawn Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (245 more) ...
- Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Little Rock.
- The Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fraternal Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55467 <2>
- Meacham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rest Hills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Melanie Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Melanie Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Melanie Park, with the one closest to Melanie Park listed first.
- Argenta ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Argenta is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
- Little Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Niemeyer ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Niemeyer is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niemeyer
- McAlmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McAlmont is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlmont
- Fourche ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fourche is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Marche
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marche is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marche
- Maumelle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sweet Home
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sweet Home is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Willowdale ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Willowdale is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Galloway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Galloway is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway
- Cato
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cato is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Ivesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ivesville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivesville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Jacksonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Olmstead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Olmstead is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Warsaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Warsaw is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Melanie Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Melanie Park.
Newspapers Published in Melanie Park ...
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 240 newspapers that have been published in the area around Melanie Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Melanie Park, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Melanie Park.
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 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 Melanie Park:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Pulaski County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Faulkner County
- Grant County
- Jefferson County
- Lonoke County
- Perry County
- Saline 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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- Melanie Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Melanie Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |