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 Mendenhall (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 Mendenhall. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Mendenhall is located in Nevada 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 Nevada County: Clark, Columbia, Hempstead, Lafayette, Ouachita & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Mendenhall. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mendenhall:
- Nevada County (The home county of Mendenhall)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mendenhall, with the one closest to Mendenhall listed first.
- Zama ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Zama is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zama
- Cale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cale is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Rosston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rosston is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Willisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Willisville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Bluff City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Laneburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Laneburg is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneburg
- Bodcaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bodcaw is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Emmet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Emmet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Prescott
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boughton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Boughton is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boughton
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mendenhall, with the one closest to Mendenhall listed first.
- Whelen Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Whelen Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelen Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Beirne
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Beirne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beirne
- Vaden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Vaden is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaden
- Gurdon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Curtis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Curtis is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mendenhall, with the one closest to Mendenhall listed first.
- College Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- College Hill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
- Milner ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Milner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- McNeil
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Waldo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Village is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village
- Calhoun
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Calhoun is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Philadelphia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Philadelphia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Macedonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Macedonia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Dallas County
- Sparkman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sparkman is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Hempstead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mendenhall, with the one closest to Mendenhall listed first.
- Centerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Shover Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Shover Springs is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shover Springs
- Patmos
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Patmos is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Perrytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Perrytown is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Hope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Oakhaven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakhaven is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mendenhall, with the one closest to Mendenhall listed first.
- Buckner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buckner is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Stamps
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Lewisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- McKamie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- McKamie is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKamie
- Ouachita County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mendenhall, with the one closest to Mendenhall listed first.
- Lufra ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lufra is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufra
- Stephens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bragg City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bragg City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
- Chidester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chidester is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chidester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Reader
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Reader is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reader
- Camden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wyloe ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wyloe is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyloe
- Pace City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pace City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace City
- Cullendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cullendale is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullendale
- Liberty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Vanduzer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Vanduzer is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanduzer
- East Camden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- East Camden is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Camden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Louann
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Louann is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louann
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mendenhall, with the one closest to Mendenhall listed first.
- Mount Holly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lisbon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lisbon is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Smackover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Land
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Land is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Land
- Dumas City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dumas City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas City
- White County
- Holly Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Mendenhall, see our County-by-County Page for Mendenhall.
Cemeteries Near Mendenhall ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mendenhall.
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 Mendenhall - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mendenhall covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mendenhall, with the one closest to Mendenhall listed first.
- Christopher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Round Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- White Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hickory Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Adams Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tick Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Barksdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Mound Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Purifoy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (196 more) ...
- Gulley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Holleman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Mendenhall in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mendenhall.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mendenhall, with the one closest to Mendenhall listed first.
- Woodlawn ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Caney ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Caney is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
- Troy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Troy is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Glenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Lufra ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lufra is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufra
- Zama ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Zama is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zama
- Rosston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rosston is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Willisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Willisville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Delta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Delta is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- College Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- College Hill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
- Buena Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Bluff City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Chidester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chidester is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chidester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Milner ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Milner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Barham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Barham is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barham
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mendenhall. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mendenhall.
Newspapers Published in Mendenhall ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mendenhall.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mendenhall, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mendenhall.
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 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 Mendenhall:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Nevada County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Columbia County
- Dallas County
- Hempstead County
- Lafayette County
- Ouachita County
- Union 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 Mendenhall, 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- Mendenhall) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |