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 Mount Gaylor (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 Mount Gaylor. 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 Mount Gaylor ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Gaylor: Mt. Gaylor
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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Mount Gaylor is located in Crawford 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 Crawford County: Franklin, Madison, Sebastian, Washington, Adair (OK), Le Flore (OK) & Sequoyah (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Mount Gaylor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Gaylor:
- Crawford County (The home county of Mount Gaylor)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Gaylor, with the one closest to Mount Gaylor listed first.
- Winfrey
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Winfrey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfrey
- Locke
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Locke is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
- Chester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bidville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bidville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidville
- Mountainburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Anna ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Anna is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Lee Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lee Creek is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek
- Mulberry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Stop ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Stop is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
- Natural Dam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rudy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rudy is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Dyer
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cedarville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Gaylor, with the one closest to Mount Gaylor listed first.
- Cass
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cass is located in Franklin County
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- Cravens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cravens is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
- Felkner Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Felkner Town is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felkner Town
- Watalula
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Watalula is located in Franklin County
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- White Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak is located in Franklin County
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- Mountain Top
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mountain Top is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Cecil
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cecil is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Ozark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Webb City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Webb City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
- Wiederkehr Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wiederkehr Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiederkehr Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Dahoma ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dahoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahoma
- Altus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Denning
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Denning is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Gaylor, with the one closest to Mount Gaylor listed first.
- Linville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Linville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Batson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Batson is located in Johnson County
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- Oark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Gaylor, with the one closest to Mount Gaylor listed first.
- Delaney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Delaney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
- Crosses
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crosses is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses
- Thompson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Combs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Brashears
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Brashears is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashears
- Saint Paul
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Saint Paul is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Wesley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Japton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Japton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japton
- Georgetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Dutton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dutton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Pettigrew
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Witter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Witter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witter
- Boston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Boston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Sebastian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Gaylor, with the one closest to Mount Gaylor listed first.
- Lavaca
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Central City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Central City is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Ursula
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ursula is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursula
- Fort Smith
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Gaylor, with the one closest to Mount Gaylor listed first.
- Winslow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brentwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brentwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Hazel Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hazel Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Valley
- West Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Onda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Onda is located in Washington County
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- Strickler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Strickler is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickler
- Sulphur City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sulphur City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Durham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Durham is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Skylight
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Skylight is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylight
- Greenland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Greenland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
- Elkins
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Clyde
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Clyde is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Canehill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Adair County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Gaylor, with the one closest to Mount Gaylor listed first.
- Bell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bell is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Salem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Fairfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fairfield is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Cherry Tree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cherry Tree is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
- Peavine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Peavine is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavine
- Stilwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Zion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Zion is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Westville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Peavine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- West Peavine is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peavine
- Sequoyah County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Gaylor, with the one closest to Mount Gaylor listed first.
- Short
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Short is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Belfonte
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belfonte is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfonte
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Gaylor, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Gaylor.
Cemeteries Near Mount Gaylor ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Gaylor.
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 Mount Gaylor - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Gaylor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Gaylor, with the one closest to Mount Gaylor listed first.
- Pense Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Koyle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kelton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Collier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Schaberg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Parks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Locke Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Temple Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Terry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Basham Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (324 more) ...
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bidville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kimes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find Mount Gaylor in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Gaylor.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Gaylor, with the one closest to Mount Gaylor listed first.
- Winslow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Armada ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Armada is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armada
- Chester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Bidville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bidville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidville
- Brentwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brentwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Blackburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blackburn is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Anna ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Anna is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Mountainburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Woolsey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Woolsey is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey
- Fern
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fern is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Hazel Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hazel Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Valley
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Arnett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arnett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
- Graphic ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Graphic is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graphic
- West Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Gaylor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Gaylor.
Newspapers Published in Mount Gaylor ...
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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Gaylor.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Gaylor, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Gaylor.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Mount Gaylor:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Johnson County
- Madison County
- Sebastian County
- Washington County
- Adair County
- Sequoyah 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 Mount Gaylor, 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' (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- Mount Gaylor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |