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 Menifee (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 Menifee. 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.
Menifee is located in Conway 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 Conway County: Faulkner, Perry, Pope, Van Buren & Yell.
Below are the counties that are near Menifee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Menifee:
- Conway County (The home county of Menifee)
- The following are listed by their distance from Menifee, with the one closest to Menifee listed first.
- Plumerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Springfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Solgohachia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Morrilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oppelo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Middleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Center Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hattieville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Old Hickory
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Austin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cleveland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Winrock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Winrock is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winrock
- Cleburne County
- Quitman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Menifee, with the one closest to Menifee listed first.
- Wooster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Conway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbrier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lollie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
- Preston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Twin Groves
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Hamlet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Holland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Mayflower
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beryl
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Beryl is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl
- Guy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Guy is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Menifee, with the one closest to Menifee listed first.
- Toad Suck
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Toad Suck is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Bigelow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fourche
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fourche is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Houston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Italy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Little Italy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Perry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Perryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Adona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Casa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Deberrie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deberrie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deberrie
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Menifee, with the one closest to Menifee listed first.
- Economy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Wilson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Atkins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Appleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Oak Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Caglesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Holla Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Holla Bend is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
- Pottsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,361 people
- Former names for Pottsville:
- Pott's Inn
- Pott's Station
- Moreland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Menifee, with the one closest to Menifee listed first.
- Monnie Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Monnie Springs is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monnie Springs
- Roland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Natural Steps
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Natural Steps is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Steps
- Maumelle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marche
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marche is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marche
- Ferndale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ferndale is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Secluded Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Secluded Hills is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secluded Hills
- Gibson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Banty ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Banty is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banty
- Cammack Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cammack Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammack Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
- Gravel Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saline County
- Paron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Paron is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paron
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Menifee, with the one closest to Menifee listed first.
- Damascus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gravesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gravesville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
- Formosa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Formosa is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa
- Bee Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Morganton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morganton is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Choctaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Scotland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Green Tree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Menifee, with the one closest to Menifee listed first.
- El Paso
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Romance
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rose Bud
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yell County
- Cotton Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cotton Town is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Menifee, see our County-by-County Page for Menifee.
Cemeteries Near Menifee ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Menifee.
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 Menifee - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Menifee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Menifee, with the one closest to Menifee listed first.
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stony Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Casey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cadron Gap Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McCullough Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Plumerville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scroggin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (258 more) ...
- Hartje Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Menifee had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Menifee had a population of 321 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Menifee, with the one closest to Menifee listed first.
- Plumerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wooster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Conway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Springfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Linder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Linder is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linder
- Morrilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Houston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lollie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
- Preston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Greenbrier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oppelo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Gold Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Creek is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Creek
- Martinville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Martinville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinville
- Hamlet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Menifee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Menifee.
Newspapers Published in Menifee ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Menifee.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Menifee, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Menifee.
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 Menifee:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Conway County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Faulkner County
- Perry County
- Pope County
- Pulaski County
- Saline County
- Van Buren County
- White County
- Yell 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> | 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 Menifee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Menifee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |