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 Mill Ford (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 Mill Ford. 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.
Mill Ford is located in Bradley County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bradley County: Ashley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Drew & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Mill Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mill Ford:
- Bradley County (The home county of Mill Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Ford, with the one closest to Mill Ford listed first.
- Jersey
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jersey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey
- Jersey is located in Bradley County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jersey <2>
- Gravelridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gravelridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelridge
- Gravelridge is located in Bradley County
- Lanark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
- Lanark is located in Bradley County
- Hermitage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermitage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Hermitage is located in Bradley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermitage <2>
- Banks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Farmville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Farmville is located in Bradley County
- Moro Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Ingalls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Sturgis ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Sumpter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Sumpter is located in Bradley County
- Johnsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Johnsville is located in Bradley County
- Warren
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Warren is located in Bradley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,502 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <2>
- Blanchton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ashley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Ford, with the one closest to Mill Ford listed first.
- Fountain Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- West Crossett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Crossett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Crossett
- West Crossett is located in Ashley County
- North Crossett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Crossett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crossett
- North Crossett is located in Ashley County
- Crossett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossett
- Crossett is located in Ashley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,701 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossett <2>
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Ford, with the one closest to Mill Ford listed first.
- Harrell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Hampton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Hampton is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,238 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <2>
- Tinsman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Thornton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Harlow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Hopeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Hopeville is located in Calhoun County
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Ford, with the one closest to Mill Ford listed first.
- Orlando
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - New Edinburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Edinburg
- New Edinburg is located in Cleveland County
- Kingsland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Rye
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Rye is located in Cleveland County
- Saline
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Saline is located in Cleveland County
- Annover ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dallas County
- Fordyce
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fordyce have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
- Fordyce is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,589 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordyce <2>
- Fordyce
- Drew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Ford, with the one closest to Mill Ford listed first.
- Wilmar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
- Wilmar is located in Drew County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Lacey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Lacey is located in Drew County
- Barkada
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ouachita County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Ford, with the one closest to Mill Ford listed first.
- Joyce City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joyce City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce City
- Joyce City is located in Ouachita County
- Bearden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearden
- Bearden is located in Ouachita County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bearden <2>
- East Camden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Camden
- East Camden is located in Ouachita County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Millville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Louann
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louann
- Louann is located in Ouachita County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Vanduzer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest) - Cullendale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullendale
- Cullendale is located in Ouachita County
- Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west) - Camden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Camden is located in Ouachita County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,638 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <2>
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Ford, with the one closest to Mill Ford listed first.
- Calion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Crain City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crain City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain City
- Crain City is located in Union County
- Perdue City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perdue City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue City
- Perdue City is located in Union County
- Lawson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Lawson is located in Union County
- Urbana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Norphlet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Sandy Land
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Land
- Sandy Land is located in Union County
- Strong
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong
- Strong is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 499 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strong <2>
- Smackover
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smackover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smackover
- Smackover is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smackover <2>
- Lapile
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Bolding
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolding
- Bolding is located in Union County
- El Dorado
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
- El Dorado is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,402 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Dorado <2>
- Dumas City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumas City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas City
- Dumas City is located in Union County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mill Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Mill Ford.
Cemeteries Near Mill Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mill Ford.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mill Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mill Ford, with the one closest to Mill Ford listed first.
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hines Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hines Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lavilliam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lavilliam Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lavilliam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Faustina Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Faustina Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Faustina Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Ricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ricks Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Belin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Childs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Childs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Childs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Gravelridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gravelridge Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gravelridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Craney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Craney Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Craney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hilo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilo Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hilo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (248 more) ...
- Neal Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neal Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lyns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyns Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Neal Cemetery
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 Mill Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mill Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mill Ford, with the one closest to Mill Ford listed first.
- Jersey
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jersey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey
- Jersey is located in Bradley County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jersey <2>
- Summerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Summerville is located in Calhoun County
- Gravelridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gravelridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelridge
- Gravelridge is located in Bradley County
- Lanark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
- Lanark is located in Bradley County
- Moro Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Marsden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Hampton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Hampton is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,238 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <2>
- Ingalls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Sturgis ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Simpson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Champagnolle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champagnolle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champagnolle
- Champagnolle is located in Union County
- Sumpter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Sumpter is located in Bradley County
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- New London
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- New London is located in Union County
- Little Bay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bay
- Little Bay is located in Calhoun County
- Johnsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Johnsville is located in Bradley County
- New London
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mill Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mill Ford.
Newspapers Published in Mill Ford ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mill Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mill Ford, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mill Ford.
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 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 Mill Ford:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Arkansas History Commission
- Pages specific to Bradley County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashley County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Calhoun County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cleveland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dallas County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Drew County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Ouachita County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Union County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Ashley County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cemeteries of Bradley County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cemeteries of Bradley County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mill Ford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Mill Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Mill Ford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mill Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4451, Longitude: -92.3296 In this case, the coordinates for Mill Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |