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 Mountain Pine (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 Mountain Pine. 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 Mountain Pine ...
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 Mountain Pine: Mtn. Pine
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 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.
Mountain Pine is located in Garland 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 Garland County: Hot Spring, Montgomery, Perry, Saline & Yell.
Below are the counties that are near Mountain Pine. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mountain Pine:
- Garland County (The home county of Mountain Pine)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Pine, with the one closest to Mountain Pine listed first.
- Piney
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Piney is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Royal
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rockwell is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell
- Hot Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Springs is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Jessieville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Avant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Avant is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avant
- Lake Hamilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pearcy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hot Springs Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Meyers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meyers is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers
- Fountain Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Pine, with the one closest to Mountain Pine listed first.
- Alpine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alpine is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Amity
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Amity is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Caddo Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Caddo Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Hot Spring County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Pine, with the one closest to Mountain Pine listed first.
- Bismarck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bonnerdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Magnet Cove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Magnet Cove is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
- Butterfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Butterfield is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Saginaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saginaw is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Social Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Social Hill is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Hill
- Rockport
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rockport is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Malvern
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Etta ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Etta is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etta
- Friendship
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Midway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Perla
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Perla is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Pine, with the one closest to Mountain Pine listed first.
- Fir ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir
- Joplin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Joplin is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Alamo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Mazarn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mazarn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazarn
- Fannie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fannie is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannie
- Story
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Washita
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Washita is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
- Hickory Station ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Station is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Station
- Mount Ida
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ophir
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Caddo Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Manfred
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Manfred is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manfred
- Perry County
- Deberrie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Deberrie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deberrie
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Pine, with the one closest to Mountain Pine listed first.
- Glenwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Valley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Pine, with the one closest to Mountain Pine listed first.
- Rubicon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rubicon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
- Fairplay ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fairplay is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Paron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Paron is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paron
- Kentucky
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kentucky is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Haskell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Traskwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Traskwood is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traskwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Pine, with the one closest to Mountain Pine listed first.
- Aly
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Aly is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly
- Chula
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chula is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Plainview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Birta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Birta is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
- Wing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wing is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mountain Pine, see our County-by-County Page for Mountain Pine.
Cemeteries Near Mountain Pine ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mountain Pine.
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 Mountain Pine - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mountain Pine covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mountain Pine, with the one closest to Mountain Pine listed first.
- Hughes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Godwin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Avery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cunningham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Robbins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gibbons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fleming Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crabtree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McGill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (198 more) ...
- Lowe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jewish Rest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
While we didn't find Mountain Pine in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mountain Pine.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mountain Pine, with the one closest to Mountain Pine listed first.
- Mountain Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Valley is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Valley
- Hot Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jessieville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pearcy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meyers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meyers is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers
- Oma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oma is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oma
- Gladstone ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gladstone is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Lucky ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lucky is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Mazarn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mazarn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazarn
- Wayside ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wayside is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Bismarck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- De Roche
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- De Roche is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Roche
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sanders ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sanders is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders
- Cove Creek ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cove Creek is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
- Blocher
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blocher is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mountain Pine. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mountain Pine.
Newspapers Published in Mountain Pine ...
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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mountain Pine.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mountain Pine, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mountain Pine.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Mountain Pine:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Garland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Hot Spring County
- Montgomery County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Saline 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 Mountain Pine, 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- Mountain Pine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |