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 O'Neal (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 O'Neal. 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 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 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, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
O'Neal is located in Independence 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 Independence County: Cleburne, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Sharp, Stone & White.
Below are the counties that are near O'Neal. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to O'Neal:
- Independence County (The home county of O'Neal)
- The following are listed by their distance from O'Neal, with the one closest to O'Neal listed first.
- Bethesda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bethesda is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
- Denieville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Denieville is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denieville
- Locust Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Cushman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cushman is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Desha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Desha is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desha
- Batesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Southside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Southside is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Floral
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Floral is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Pfeiffer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pfeiffer is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Salado
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Sandtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sandtown is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Moorefield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Moorefield is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Rosie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rosie is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
- Baxter County
- Culp
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Culp is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from O'Neal, with the one closest to O'Neal listed first.
- Almond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Almond is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Concord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Wolf Bayou
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wolf Bayou is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bayou
- Drasco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Drasco is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drasco
- Ida
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Prim
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tumbling Shoals
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wilburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wilburn is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn
- Heber Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Rainbow Island
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rainbow Island is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Island
- Edgemont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greers Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Miller ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Miller is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Izard County
- The following are listed by their distance from O'Neal, with the one closest to O'Neal listed first.
- Guion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Guion is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Mount Pleasant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lunenburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lunenburg is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Sage
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sage is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage
- Bone Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bone Town is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Town
- Melbourne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jumbo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jumbo is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- LaCrosse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- LaCrosse is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCrosse
- Newburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Newburg is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Brockwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Brockwell is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockwell
- Violet Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Violet Hill is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill
- Franklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Calico Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sharp County
- The following are listed by their distance from O'Neal, with the one closest to O'Neal listed first.
- Sidney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sidney is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Maxville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maxville is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Grange
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Grange is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Evening Shade
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Poughkeepsie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Poughkeepsie is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from O'Neal, with the one closest to O'Neal listed first.
- Marcella
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Marcella is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- Pleasant Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Mountain View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fifty-Six
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fox
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fox is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Timbo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Onia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Onia is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onia
- Alco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Alco is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from O'Neal, with the one closest to O'Neal listed first.
- Fairfield Bay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chalk ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chalk is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
- Shirley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Eglantine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from O'Neal, with the one closest to O'Neal listed first.
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Davenport is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Pangburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sunnydale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnydale is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydale
- Clay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Clay is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Letona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Letona is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Bliss ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bliss is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to O'Neal, see our County-by-County Page for O'Neal.
Cemeteries Near O'Neal ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of O'Neal.
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 O'Neal - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for O'Neal covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from O'Neal, with the one closest to O'Neal listed first.
- York Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Haywood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bellmore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hyte Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Campground Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kelly & Ford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lindsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Barnes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Concord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Concord Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Concord.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1972770 <2>
- Alexander Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (302 more) ...
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dugan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship North Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
While we didn't find O'Neal in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of O'Neal.
These communities are listed based on their distance from O'Neal, with the one closest to O'Neal listed first.
- Marcella
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Marcella is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- Bethesda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bethesda is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
- Saint James
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint James is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Almond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Almond is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Denieville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Denieville is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denieville
- Wolf Bayou
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wolf Bayou is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bayou
- Banner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Banner is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Cushman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cushman is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Jamestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Desha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Desha is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desha
- Batesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ida
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Alvis ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alvis is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvis
- Gid
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gid is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gid
- Salado
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around O'Neal. See our List of 1890's Communities around O'Neal.
Newspapers Published in O'Neal ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around O'Neal.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of O'Neal, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for O'Neal.
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 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 O'Neal:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Independence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baxter County
- Cleburne County
- Izard County
- Sharp County
- Stone 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> | 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- O'Neal) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 O'Neal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |