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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 Myrtle (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 Myrtle. 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 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.

Myrtle is located in Boone 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 Boone County: Carroll, Marion, Newton, Searcy & Taney (MO).

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

  • Boone County     (The home county of Myrtle)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Myrtle, with the one closest to Myrtle listed first.
    • Bergman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Keener ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Elixir ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Lowry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Ridgeway
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Boone
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Omaha
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Harrison
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Burlington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • South Lead Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • South Lead Hill is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lead Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Lead Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Batavia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Shaver ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Shaver is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver
  • Baxter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Myrtle, with the one closest to Myrtle listed first.
    • Amos
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Lakeview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Carroll County
  • Conway County
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Myrtle, with the one closest to Myrtle listed first.
    • Monarch
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Pyatt
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Pyatt is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
    • Dodd City ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Dodd City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd City
    • Eros
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Peel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Bruno
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Summit
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Summit is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
    • Yellville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Bull Shoals
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Flippin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Price Place
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Oakland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Myrtle, with the one closest to Myrtle listed first.
    • Western Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Compton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hasty
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Hasty is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
    • Jasper
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Vendor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Vendor is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
    • Ponca
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Parthenon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Mount Judea
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Mount Judea is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
  • Searcy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Myrtle, with the one closest to Myrtle listed first.
    • Pindall
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Pindall is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Saint Joe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Ozark County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Myrtle, with the one closest to Myrtle listed first.
    • Ocie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Theodosia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pontiac
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Longrun
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sundown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Sundown is located in Ozark County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
    • Isabella
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Stone County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Myrtle, with the one closest to Myrtle listed first.
    • Blue Eye
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Coney Island
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lampe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver Dollar City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Silver Dollar City is located in Stone County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Dollar City
    • Kimberling City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeview is located in Stone County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Marmaros
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Branson West
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Branson West is located in Stone County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson West
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
    • Reeds Spring
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Taney County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Myrtle, with the one closest to Myrtle listed first.
    • Ridgedale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedarcreek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Cedarcreek is located in Taney County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcreek
    • Melva ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Protem
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Oasis ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Kirbyville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Hollister
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Powersite
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Powersite is located in Taney County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersite
    • Rueter
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Rueter is located in Taney County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rueter
    • Table Rock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Table Rock is located in Taney County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
    • Branson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Forsyth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Kissee Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Myrtle ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Myrtle.

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 Myrtle - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Myrtle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Thomason Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • York Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Summers Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Foresee Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Gass Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Loback Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Denning Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Speer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (263 more) ...
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Milum Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • White Oak Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Myrtle had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Oregon ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Oregon is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
  • Francis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Francis is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
  • Elixir ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lowry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Harrison
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sycamore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sycamore is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
  • Boone
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Omaha
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Burlington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Batavia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lead Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Shaver ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Shaver is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Bellefonte
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Bellefonte is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
    • Pedlo ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Pedlo is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlo
    • Denver
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Myrtle ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Myrtle.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Myrtle, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Myrtle.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Myrtle:

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>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 Myrtle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Myrtle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.