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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 Morrilton (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 Morrilton. 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.

Name Variations for Morrilton ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Another variation: Morrillton.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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 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.

Morrilton is located in Conway County and is the County Seat.

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 Conway County: Faulkner, Perry, Pope, Van Buren & Yell.

Below are the counties that are near Morrilton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Morrilton:

  • Conway County     (The home county of Morrilton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morrilton, with the one closest to Morrilton listed first.
    • Oppelo
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oppelo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
      • Oppelo is located in Conway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
    • Plumerville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Solgohachia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solgohachia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
      • Solgohachia is located in Conway County
    • Hattieville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Menifee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menifee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menifee
      • Menifee is located in Conway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menifee <2>
    • Winrock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Old Hickory
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Springfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Conway County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <2>
    • Middleton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pontoon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontoon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
      • Pontoon is located in Conway County
    • Jerusalem
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerusalem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
      • Jerusalem is located in Conway County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jerusalem <2>
    • Cleveland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Cleveland is located in Conway County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <2>
    • Center Ridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Faulkner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morrilton, with the one closest to Morrilton listed first.
    • Lollie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Wooster
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Conway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Greenbrier
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Preston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Twin Groves
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Groves have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
      • Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
    • Mayflower
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hamlet
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hamlet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
      • Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hamlet
      • From Morrilton to Hamlet
    • Guy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
      • Guy is located in Faulkner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
    • Holland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Holland is located in Faulkner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
    • Beryl
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Centerville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Enola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morrilton, with the one closest to Morrilton listed first.
    • Perry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Perry is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <2>
    • Houston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Perryville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perryville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
      • Perryville is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <2>
    • Dixie ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dixie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
      • Dixie is located in Perry County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dixie
      • From Morrilton to Dixie
    • Toad Suck
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Adona
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
      • Adona is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
    • Bigelow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fourche
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fourche have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
      • Fourche is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
    • Little Italy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Casa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
      • Casa is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
    • Deberrie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pope County
  • Pulaski County
  • Saline County
    • Paron
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paron
      • Paron is located in Saline County
  • Van Buren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morrilton, with the one closest to Morrilton listed first.
    • Damascus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damascus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
      • Damascus is located in Van Buren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <2>
    • Formosa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Scotland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Gravesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bee Branch
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bee Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
      • Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
  • Yell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morrilton, with the one closest to Morrilton listed first.
    • Cotton Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
      • Cotton Town is located in Yell County
    • Birta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Birta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
      • Birta is located in Yell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Birta
      • From Morrilton to Birta
    • Dardanelle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Centerville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Petit Jean
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petit Jean. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petit Jean
      • Petit Jean is located in Yell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Petit Jean
      • From Morrilton to Petit Jean
    • Ola
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
      • Ola is located in Yell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ola <2>
    • Chickalah
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Morrilton, see our County-by-County Page for Morrilton.

Cemeteries Near Morrilton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morrilton.

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 Morrilton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Morrilton, with the one closest to Morrilton listed first.

  • Lewisburg Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewisburg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewisburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hallett Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hallett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hallett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stover Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stover Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wolf Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • McCullough Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCullough Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCullough Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Plumerville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plumerville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plumerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Salem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Perry Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (288 more) ...
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.
    • Higgins Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Higgins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Higgins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Morrilton had a population of 1,644 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Morrilton had a population of 6,679 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Morrilton, with the one closest to Morrilton listed first.

  • Oppelo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oppelo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
    • Oppelo is located in Conway County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Plumerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ada
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ada have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
    • Ada is located in Conway County
  • Houston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hattieville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Perryville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perryville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
    • Perryville is located in Perry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <2>
  • Menifee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menifee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menifee
    • Menifee is located in Conway County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menifee <2>
  • Saint Vincent
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vincent
    • Saint Vincent is located in Conway County
  • Adona
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
    • Adona is located in Perry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
  • Dixie ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dixie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
    • Dixie is located in Perry County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dixie
    • From Morrilton to Dixie
  • Old Hickory
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Atkins
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Divide ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Divide have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
      • Divide is located in Conway County
    • Springfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Conway County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <2>
    • Economy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Morrilton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Morrilton.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Morrilton ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morrilton.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Morrilton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Morrilton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Morrilton.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<6> of Morrilton.

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 Morrilton:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Morrilton. 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>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.
<5>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 Morrilton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Morrilton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Morrilton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1526, Longitude: -92.7438    









 

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