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 Nick Springs (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 Nick Springs. 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 Nick Springs ...
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 Nick Springs: Nick Spgs. (or less commonly used: Nick Spngs. or Nick Sprngs.)
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/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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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/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 south 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.
Nick Springs 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 Nick Springs. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nick Springs:
- Union County (The home county of Nick Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nick Springs, with the one closest to Nick Springs listed first.
- Perdue City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Perdue City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue City
- Lawson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lawson is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Crain City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Crain City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain City
- El Dorado
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Urbana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Urbana is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- Calion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Calion is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
- Norphlet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Norphlet is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norphlet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
- Dumas City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dumas City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas City
- Sandy Land
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Land is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Land
- Strong
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blanchard Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Springs
- Scotland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scotland is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Junction City
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nick Springs, with the one closest to Nick Springs listed first.
- Moro Bay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moro Bay is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro Bay
- Jersey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sturgis ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sturgis is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
- Gravelridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gravelridge is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelridge
- Ingalls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ingalls is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
- Blanchton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Blanchton is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchton
- Hermitage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lanark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lanark is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
- Farmville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Farmville is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nick Springs, with the one closest to Nick Springs listed first.
- Harrell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Harrell is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Hampton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Columbia County
- Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Village is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village
- Ouachita County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nick Springs, with the one closest to Nick Springs listed first.
- Joyce City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Joyce City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce City
- Louann
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Louann is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louann
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Liberty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Pace City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pace City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace City
- Cullendale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cullendale is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullendale
- East Camden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- East Camden is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Camden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Camden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Claiborne Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nick Springs, with the one closest to Nick Springs listed first.
- Junction City
(16 miles [25.7 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wards Mill is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Mill
- Weldon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Weldon is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Summerfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Gordon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Union Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nick Springs, with the one closest to Nick Springs listed first.
- Spearsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Oakland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Lillie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Truxno
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Truxno is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxno
- Pisgah
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pisgah is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Bernice
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cane Ridge ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cane Ridge is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Ridge
- Marion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Farmerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nick Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Nick Springs.
Cemeteries Near Nick Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nick Springs.
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 Nick Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nick Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nick Springs, with the one closest to Nick Springs listed first.
- Brock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Free Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wesley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Zion Watch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Craig Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beulah Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (246 more) ...
- Meek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Suggs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newton - Dunaway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Nick Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nick Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nick Springs, with the one closest to Nick Springs listed first.
- Hillsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- El Dorado
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Champagnolle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Champagnolle is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champagnolle
- Caledonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- New London
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New London is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Wesson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wesson is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson
- Cornie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cornie is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornie
- Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blanchard Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Springs
- Moro Bay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moro Bay is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro Bay
- Little Bay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Little Bay is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bay
- Lisbon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lisbon is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Wards Mill ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wards Mill is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Mill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Three Creeks
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Three Creeks is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Creeks
- Spearsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Oakland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nick Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nick Springs.
Newspapers Published in Nick Springs ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nick Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nick Springs, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nick Springs.
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 Nick Springs:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Union County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradley County
- Calhoun County
- Columbia County
- Ouachita County
- Claiborne 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 Nick Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Nick Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |