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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 Murfreesboro (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 Murfreesboro. 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 Murfreesboro ...

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: Murfreesborough.

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 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 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.

Murfreesboro is located in Pike 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 Pike County: Clark, Hempstead, Howard, Montgomery, Nevada & Polk.

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

  • Pike County     (The home county of Murfreesboro)
  • Calhoun County
  • Clark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Murfreesboro, with the one closest to Murfreesboro listed first.
    • Amity
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amity have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
      • Amity is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
    • Okolona
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Alpine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
      • Alpine is located in Clark County
    • Beirne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beirne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beirne
      • Beirne is located in Clark County
  • Hempstead County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Murfreesboro, with the one closest to Murfreesboro listed first.
    • Tokio
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Doyle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doyle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
      • Doyle is located in Hempstead County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Doyle
      • From Murfreesboro to Doyle
    • McCaskill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCaskill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaskill
      • McCaskill is located in Hempstead County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
    • Clow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Blevins
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blevins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
      • Blevins is located in Hempstead County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Ozan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ozan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
      • Ozan is located in Hempstead County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
    • Washington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
      • Washington is located in Hempstead County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <2>
    • Columbus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
      • Columbus is located in Hempstead County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <2>
    • Oakhaven
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven
      • Oakhaven is located in Hempstead County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
    • Perrytown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrytown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
      • Perrytown is located in Hempstead County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • Hope
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • McNab
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McNab have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNab
      • McNab is located in Hempstead County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
    • Sheppard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sheppard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard
      • Sheppard is located in Hempstead County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sheppard
      • From Murfreesboro to Sheppard
  • Hot Spring County
    • Bonnerdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnerdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnerdale
      • Bonnerdale is located in Hot Spring County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonnerdale <2>
  • Howard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Murfreesboro, with the one closest to Murfreesboro listed first.
    • Corinth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corinth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
      • Corinth is located in Howard County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Corinth
      • From Murfreesboro to Corinth
    • Nashville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Center Point
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Blue Bayou
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Buck Range
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mineral Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
      • Mineral Springs is located in Howard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Springs <2>
    • Dierks
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Tollette
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Euclid
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Euclid. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
      • Euclid is located in Howard County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Euclid
      • From Murfreesboro to Euclid
    • Athens
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Saratoga
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saratoga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
      • Saratoga is located in Howard County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saratoga <2>
    • Umpire
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Umpire have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpire
      • Umpire is located in Howard County
    • Galena
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Galena. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
      • Galena is located in Howard County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Galena
      • From Murfreesboro to Galena
  • Little River County
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Murfreesboro, with the one closest to Murfreesboro listed first.
    • Hickory Station ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Station
      • Hickory Station is located in Montgomery County
    • Caddo Gap
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Manfred
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manfred. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manfred
      • Manfred is located in Montgomery County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Manfred
      • From Murfreesboro to Manfred
    • Ophir
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ophir. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
      • Ophir is located in Montgomery County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ophir
      • From Murfreesboro to Ophir
    • Black Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Springs
      • Black Springs is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Norman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
      • Norman is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman <2>
    • Cox Spring
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Mazarn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mazarn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazarn
      • Mazarn is located in Montgomery County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mazarn
      • From Murfreesboro to Mazarn
    • Alamo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alamo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
      • Alamo is located in Montgomery County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Alamo
      • From Murfreesboro to Alamo
  • Nevada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Murfreesboro, with the one closest to Murfreesboro listed first.
    • Boughton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boughton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boughton
      • Boughton is located in Nevada County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Boughton
      • From Murfreesboro to Boughton
    • Prescott
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Emmet
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
      • Emmet is located in Nevada County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
  • Sevier County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Murfreesboro, with the one closest to Murfreesboro listed first.
    • Paraloma
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lockesburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockesburg
      • Lockesburg is located in Sevier County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
    • Ben Lomond
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ben Lomond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Lomond
      • Ben Lomond is located in Sevier County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ben Lomond <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Murfreesboro ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Murfreesboro.

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

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

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Murfreesboro had a population of 159 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Murfreesboro had a population of 1,574 people.

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

  • Roy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
    • Roy is located in Pike County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Roy
    • From Murfreesboro to Roy
  • Brocktown ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brocktown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brocktown
    • Brocktown is located in Pike County
  • Arp ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
    • Arp is located in Pike County
  • Nathan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Doyle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doyle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
    • Doyle is located in Hempstead County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Doyle
    • From Murfreesboro to Doyle
  • Corinth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corinth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Corinth is located in Howard County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Corinth
    • From Murfreesboro to Corinth
  • Lissie ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lissie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lissie
    • Lissie is located in Pike County
  • Perkins
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
    • Perkins is located in Howard County
  • Compton ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Compton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
    • Compton is located in Hempstead County
  • Nashville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Clow
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Bowen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Muddy Fork
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muddy Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Fork
      • Muddy Fork is located in Howard County
    • Kirby
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Wallaceburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallaceburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceburg
      • Wallaceburg is located in Hempstead County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Murfreesboro ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Murfreesboro.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Murfreesboro. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Murfreesboro and those printed in the larger area surrounding Murfreesboro.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<5> of Murfreesboro.

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 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 Murfreesboro:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Murfreesboro. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Murfreesboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Murfreesboro) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Murfreesboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0645, Longitude: -93.6901    









 

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