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 Naylor (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 Naylor. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Naylor is located in Faulkner 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 Faulkner County: Cleburne, Conway, Lonoke, Perry, Pulaski, Van Buren & White.
Below are the counties that are near Naylor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Naylor:
- Faulkner County (The home county of Naylor)
- The following are listed by their distance from Naylor, with the one closest to Naylor listed first.
- Enola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Enola is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Mount Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Vilonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Beryl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beryl is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl
- Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Otto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Otto is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Hamlet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Enders
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Enders is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Greenbrier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Guy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Guy is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Conway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wooster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Naylor, with the one closest to Naylor listed first.
- Quitman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pearson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pearson is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Yuba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yuba is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Heber Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
- Former name for Heber Springs:
- Sugar Loaf
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <1>
- Miller ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Miller is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Rainbow Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rainbow Island is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Island
- Greers Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Higden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tumbling Shoals
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilburn is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn
- Edgemont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Naylor, with the one closest to Naylor listed first.
- Menifee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Springfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Center Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plumerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Austin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Middleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Solgohachia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Lonoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Naylor, with the one closest to Naylor listed first.
- Austin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Austin is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
- Cabot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ward
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parnell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Parnell is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Oak Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Lonoke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Naylor, with the one closest to Naylor listed first.
- Toad Suck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Toad Suck is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Fourche
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fourche is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Bigelow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Little Italy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Little Italy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Houston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Prairie County
- Hickory Plains
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Plains is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Plains
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Naylor, with the one closest to Naylor listed first.
- Gibson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gibson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Gravel Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sherwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Marche
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marche is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marche
- Monnie Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Monnie Springs is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monnie Springs
- McAlmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- McAlmont is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlmont
- Maumelle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Booker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Booker is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- Roland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Argenta ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Argenta is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
- Natural Steps
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Natural Steps is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Steps
- Cammack Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cammack Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammack Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Naylor, with the one closest to Naylor listed first.
- Gravesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gravesville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
- Damascus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Morganton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Morganton is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Bee Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Chalk ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Chalk is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
- Formosa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Formosa is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa
- Green Tree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Eglantine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
- Choctaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Naylor, with the one closest to Naylor listed first.
- El Paso
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Romance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Floyd
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Floyd is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Rose Bud
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beebe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Center Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Center Hill is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- McRae
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- McRae is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- Garner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Letona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Letona is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Higginson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Higginson is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Searcy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Clay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clay is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Pangburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Naylor, see our County-by-County Page for Naylor.
Cemeteries Near Naylor ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Naylor.
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 Naylor - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Naylor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Naylor, with the one closest to Naylor listed first.
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sharon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hawthicket Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oliver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Adkisson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Heffington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Vilonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilonia Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Vilonia Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Vilonia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56649 <2>
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Marcus Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beryl Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (253 more) ...
- Blasingame Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hammons Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hardin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Naylor in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Naylor.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Naylor, with the one closest to Naylor listed first.
- Enola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Enola is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Bristol ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bristol is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Vilonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- El Paso
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Holland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Barney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Barney is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Hamlet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Otto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Otto is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Romance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sunrise ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sunrise is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Linder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Linder is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linder
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Enders
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Enders is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Floyd
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Floyd is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Greenbrier
(12 miles [19.3 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 Naylor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Naylor.
Newspapers Published in Naylor ...
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 Naylor.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Naylor, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Naylor.
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 Naylor:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Faulkner County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Conway County
- Lonoke County
- Perry County
- Prairie County
- Pulaski County
- Van Buren County
- White 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 Naylor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Naylor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |