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 Norphlet (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 Norphlet. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Norphlet 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 Norphlet. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Norphlet:
- Union County (The home county of Norphlet)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norphlet, with the one closest to Norphlet listed first.
- Sandy Land
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Land is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Land
- Smackover
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dumas City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dumas City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas City
- Calion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Calion is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
- El Dorado
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Perdue City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Perdue City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue City
- Crain City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Crain City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain City
- Lisbon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lisbon is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Lawson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lawson is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Urbana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Urbana is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- Mount Holly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Scotland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Scotland is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Blanchard Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Springs
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norphlet, with the one closest to Norphlet listed first.
- Moro Bay
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Moro Bay is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro Bay
- Jersey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gravelridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gravelridge is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelridge
- Lanark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lanark is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
- Banks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Banks is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Hermitage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ingalls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ingalls is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
- Sturgis ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sturgis is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
- 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 Norphlet, with the one closest to Norphlet listed first.
- Hampton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Harrell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harrell is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Tinsman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tinsman is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Harlow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Harlow is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norphlet, with the one closest to Norphlet listed first.
- Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Village is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village
- Milner ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Milner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Calhoun
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Calhoun is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Ouachita County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norphlet, with the one closest to Norphlet listed first.
- Joyce City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Joyce City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce City
- Louann
(9 miles [14.5 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Pace City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pace City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace City
- Cullendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cullendale is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullendale
- East Camden
(20 miles [32.2 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vanduzer
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Vanduzer is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanduzer
- Lufra ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lufra is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufra
- Stephens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Millville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Millville is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Bearden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bragg City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bragg City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
- Claiborne Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norphlet, with the one closest to Norphlet listed first.
- Junction City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wards Mill is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Mill
- Summerfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Union Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norphlet, with the one closest to Norphlet listed first.
- Spearsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lillie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oakland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Truxno
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Truxno is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxno
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Norphlet, see our County-by-County Page for Norphlet.
Cemeteries Near Norphlet ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Norphlet.
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 Norphlet - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Norphlet covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Norphlet, with the one closest to Norphlet listed first.
- Norphlet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hicks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rehobeth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth Cemetery
- The Rehobeth Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rehobeth Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55903 <2>
- Sycamore Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Primm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ingram - Reeves Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Samckover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Morning Star Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (246 more) ...
- Newton - Dunaway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hicks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hardin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Norphlet in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Norphlet.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Norphlet, with the one closest to Norphlet listed first.
- El Dorado
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Little Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Little Bay is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bay
- Champagnolle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Champagnolle is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champagnolle
- Lisbon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lisbon is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Frenchport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Frenchport is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchport
- Elliott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elliott is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Wesson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wesson is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson
- Hillsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Shuler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shuler is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuler
- Locust Bayou
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Locust Bayou is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Bayou
- Mount Holly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cornie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cornie is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornie
- Caledonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Caledonia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Moro Bay
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Moro Bay is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro Bay
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Norphlet. See our List of 1890's Communities around Norphlet.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Norphlet ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Norphlet.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Norphlet. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Norphlet and those printed in the larger area surrounding Norphlet.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4> of Norphlet.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Norphlet:
- 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> | 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 Norphlet, 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' (or 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- Norphlet) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |