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 New Caledonia (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 New Caledonia. 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/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
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/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
New Caledonia is located in Union 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 Union County: Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Columbia, Ouachita, Claiborne (LA), Morehouse (LA) & Union (LA).
Below are the counties/parishes that are near New Caledonia. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Caledonia:
- Union County (The home county of New Caledonia)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Caledonia, with the one closest to New Caledonia listed first.
- Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Blanchard Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Springs
- Junction City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Junction City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Scotland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Scotland is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- El Dorado
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dumas City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dumas City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas City
- Lawson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lawson is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Urbana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Urbana is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- Perdue City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Perdue City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue City
- Crain City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crain City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain City
- Lisbon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Dodge City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dodge City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Norphlet
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Norphlet is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norphlet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
- Bradley County
- Moro Bay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moro Bay is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro Bay
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Caledonia, with the one closest to New Caledonia listed first.
- Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Village is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village
- Calhoun
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Calhoun is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Emerson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Emerson is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Ouachita County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Caledonia, with the one closest to New Caledonia listed first.
- Joyce City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Joyce City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce City
- Louann
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Louann is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louann
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Liberty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Pace City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pace City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace City
- Claiborne Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Caledonia, with the one closest to New Caledonia listed first.
- Junction City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Junction City is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Wards Mill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wards Mill is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Mill
- Weldon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Weldon is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Summerfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Lisbon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gordon is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Arizona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Arizona is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona
- Haynesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Homer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Homer is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,789 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <1>
- Sugar Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Lincoln Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Caledonia, with the one closest to New Caledonia listed first.
- Hico
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hico is located in Lincoln Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Dubach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Vining Mills ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Vining Mills is located in Lincoln Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining Mills
- Unionville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Cedarton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cedarton is located in Lincoln Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarton
- Vienna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
- Union Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Caledonia, with the one closest to New Caledonia listed first.
- Lillie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Spearsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pisgah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pisgah is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Bernice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cane Ridge ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cane Ridge is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Ridge
- Truxno
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Truxno is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxno
- Oakland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Farmerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Marion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Caledonia, see our County-by-County Page for New Caledonia.
Cemeteries Near New Caledonia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Caledonia.
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 New Caledonia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Caledonia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Caledonia, with the one closest to New Caledonia listed first.
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Morgan - Wade Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wooley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Caledonia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cobb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Graceland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Roselawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brantley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cummings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (292 more) ...
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Smyrna Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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>
While we didn't find New Caledonia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Caledonia.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Caledonia, with the one closest to New Caledonia listed first.
- Caledonia
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Caledonia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Blanchard Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Springs
- Cornie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cornie is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornie
- Wards Mill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wards Mill is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Mill
- Wesson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wesson is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson
- Spearsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- El Dorado
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Three Creeks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Three Creeks is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Creeks
- Summerfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Weldon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Weldon is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Cherry Ridge ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Ridge is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Clayton ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Shuler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shuler is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuler
- Cane Ridge ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cane Ridge is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Ridge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Caledonia. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Caledonia.
Newspapers Published in New Caledonia ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Caledonia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Caledonia, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Caledonia.
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 websites either 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 New Caledonia:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Union County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradley County
- Columbia County
- Ouachita County
- Claiborne Parish
- Lincoln Parish
- Union Parish
- 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> | 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 New Caledonia, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Caledonia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |