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 Merrivale (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 Merrivale. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Merrivale 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 Merrivale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Merrivale:
- Pulaski County (The home county of Merrivale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrivale, with the one closest to Merrivale listed first.
- Mabelvale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Windamere
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Windamere is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windamere
- Wakefield Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wakefield Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield Village
- Landmark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Landmark is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Landmark has also been known as:
- Parkers - Iron Springs
- Alexander
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Home
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sweet Home is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Cammack Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cammack Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammack Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
- Little Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Banty ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Banty is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banty
- Bingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bingham is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- College Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Little Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrivale, with the one closest to Merrivale listed first.
- Mayflower
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Preston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Lollie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
- Otto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Otto is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Hamlet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Beryl
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Beryl is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl
- Conway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Vilonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Garland County
- Lonsdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrivale, with the one closest to Merrivale listed first.
- Ico ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ico is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ico
- Tull
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tull is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
- Center Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Center Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove
- Ebb
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ebb is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebb
- Sheridan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Prattsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Slabtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Slabtown is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Turin ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Turin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
- Cherry Grove ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Poyen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Poyen is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Dogwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dogwood is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Hot Spring County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrivale, with the one closest to Merrivale listed first.
- Butterfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Butterfield is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Rockport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockport is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrivale, with the one closest to Merrivale listed first.
- Redfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Bayou ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Bayou is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bayou
- Jefferson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Wright
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wright is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Pastoria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pastoria is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
- Tucker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tucker is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Sherrill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sherrill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Lonoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrivale, with the one closest to Merrivale listed first.
- Cobbs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cobbs is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Keo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- England
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Parnell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Parnell is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Bayou Meto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bayou Meto is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Lonoke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Coy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Coy is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Cabot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sisemore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sisemore is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisemore
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrivale, with the one closest to Merrivale listed first.
- Little Italy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Little Italy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Fourche
(26 miles [41.8 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Toad Suck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Toad Suck is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrivale, with the one closest to Merrivale listed first.
- Shannon Hills
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Bryant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East End
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East End is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- Bauxite
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bauxite is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Avilla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Avilla is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Congo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Congo is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Benton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shaw is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Kentucky
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kentucky is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Haskell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fairplay ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairplay is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Merrivale, see our County-by-County Page for Merrivale.
Cemeteries Near Merrivale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Merrivale.
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 Merrivale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Merrivale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Merrivale, with the one closest to Merrivale listed first.
- Lewis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Douglass Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Alexander Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hicks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Halstead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Pine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Forest Hills Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Alexander Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Butler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Butler Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53283 <2>
- Continue List (229 more) ...
- Landmark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wood Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wood Family Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the south of Little Rock.
- The Wood Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pinkerton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2185013 <2>
- Roselawn Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Merrivale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Merrivale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Merrivale, with the one closest to Merrivale listed first.
- Mabelvale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Alexander
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Altharp ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Altharp is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altharp
- Collegeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Collegeville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
- Bryant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Home
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sweet Home is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Fourche ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fourche is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Little Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Banty ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Banty is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banty
- Hurricane ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hurricane is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Ivesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ivesville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivesville
- Wrightsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wrightsville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Niemeyer ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Niemeyer is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niemeyer
- Argenta ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Argenta is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
- Willowdale ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Willowdale is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Merrivale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Merrivale.
Newspapers Published in Merrivale ...
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 Merrivale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Merrivale, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Merrivale.
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 websites either 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 Merrivale:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Pulaski County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Faulkner County
- Garland County
- Grant County
- Hot Spring County
- Jefferson County
- Lonoke County
- Perry County
- Saline 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Merrivale) 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 Merrivale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |