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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 Noahs (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 Noahs. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Noahs is located in Searcy 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 Searcy County: Baxter, Boone, Marion, Newton, Pope, Stone & Van Buren.

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

  • Searcy County     (The home county of Noahs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Noahs, with the one closest to Noahs listed first.
    • Leslie
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Watts
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Watts is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
    • Baker
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Baker is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
    • Marshall
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lone Pine
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Lone Pine is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
    • Harriet
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Gilbert
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cozahome
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Cozahome is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozahome
    • Blanco
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Blanco is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
    • Witt's Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
    • Saint Joe
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pindall
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Pindall is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
  • Baxter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Noahs, with the one closest to Noahs listed first.
    • Big Flat
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Buffalo City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Buffalo City is located in Baxter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
    • Culp
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Culp is located in Baxter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
    • Lone Rock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lone Rock is located in Baxter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
    • Norfork
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Boone County
    • Everton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cleburne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Noahs, with the one closest to Noahs listed first.
    • Edgemont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Higden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Prim
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Greers Ferry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Shiloh ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
  • Conway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Noahs, with the one closest to Noahs listed first.
    • Austin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Cleveland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Center Ridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Noahs, with the one closest to Noahs listed first.
    • Rush ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Rush is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
    • Bruno
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Bruno is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
    • Rea Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Rea Valley is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea Valley
    • Yellville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Eros
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Eros is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Noahs, with the one closest to Noahs listed first.
    • Western Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Western Grove is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
    • Mount Judea
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Mount Judea is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
    • Vendor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Vendor is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
  • Pope County
    • Tilly
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Tilly is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly
  • Stone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Noahs, with the one closest to Noahs listed first.
    • Alco
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Alco is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
    • Timbo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Fox
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Fox is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
    • Onia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Onia is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onia
    • Fifty-Six
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mountain View
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Van Buren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Noahs, with the one closest to Noahs listed first.
    • Rumley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Rumley is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumley
    • Dennard
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Copeland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Copeland is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
    • Crabtree
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
    • Alread
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Alread is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
    • Clinton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Shirley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rex
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Rex is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
    • Choctaw
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
    • Scotland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Eglantine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
    • Fairfield Bay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Tree
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree

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

Cemeteries Near Noahs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Noahs.

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

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

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

  • Leslie Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Elberta Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Dennard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Baldwin Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kuykendall Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sulphur Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Horn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Caid Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lunceford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mabrey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sanders Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (215 more) ...

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 Noahs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Noahs.

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

  • Leslie
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Oak Flat ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Oak Flat is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flat
  • Dennard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Campbell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Campbell is located in Searcy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
  • Watts
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Watts is located in Searcy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
  • Marshall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Copeland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Copeland is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
  • Alco
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Alco is located in Stone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
  • Bear Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Bear Creek is located in Searcy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
  • Timbo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Alread
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Alread is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
  • Big Flat
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Clinton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Rushing
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Rushing is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushing
    • Blanco
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Blanco is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco

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

Newspapers Published in Noahs ...

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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Noahs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Noahs, 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 Noahs.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Noahs:

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 Noahs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Noahs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.