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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 Old Botkinburg (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 Old Botkinburg. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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 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, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Old Botkinburg is located in Van Buren 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 Van Buren County: Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Searcy & Stone.

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

  • Van Buren County     (The home county of Old Botkinburg)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Botkinburg, with the one closest to Old Botkinburg listed first.
    • Dennard
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Clinton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Crabtree
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
    • Rumley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Rumley is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumley
    • Copeland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Copeland is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
    • Shirley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Choctaw
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
    • Alread
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Alread is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
    • Eglantine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
    • Green Tree
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
    • Scotland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairfield Bay
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Baxter County
    • Big Flat
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Cleburne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Botkinburg, with the one closest to Old Botkinburg listed first.
    • Edgemont
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Higden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Greers Ferry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Prim
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Shiloh ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Miller ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Miller is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
    • Pearson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Pearson is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
    • Quitman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Heber Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Drasco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Drasco is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drasco
    • Tumbling Shoals
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Conway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Botkinburg, with the one closest to Old Botkinburg listed first.
    • Austin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Center Ridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Cleveland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Middleton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Middleton is located in Conway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
    • Jerusalem
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Springfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Old Hickory
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Old Hickory is located in Conway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
    • Solgohachia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Solgohachia is located in Conway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
  • Faulkner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Botkinburg, with the one closest to Old Botkinburg listed first.
    • Twin Groves
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
    • Guy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Guy is located in Faulkner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
    • Enders
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Enders is located in Faulkner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
    • Centerville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Centerville is located in Faulkner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Pope County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Botkinburg, with the one closest to Old Botkinburg listed first.
    • Tilly
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Tilly is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly
    • Appleton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Appleton is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
    • Hector
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Searcy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Botkinburg, with the one closest to Old Botkinburg listed first.
    • Leslie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Watts
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Watts is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
    • Baker
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Baker is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
    • Marshall
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Lone Pine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Lone Pine is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
    • Harriet
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Witt's Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
    • Cozahome
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Cozahome is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozahome
    • Blanco
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Blanco is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
    • Gilbert
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Joe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Stone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Botkinburg, with the one closest to Old Botkinburg listed first.
    • Fox
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Fox is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
    • Alco
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Alco is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
    • Timbo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Onia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Onia is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onia
    • Fifty-Six
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Mountain View
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Old Botkinburg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Botkinburg.

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 Old Botkinburg - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Bluffton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Holly Mtn. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Evans Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lunceford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dennard Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bradley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pee Dee Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Crowell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Woolum Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (212 more) ...
    • Arnhart Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Hunter - Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Lute Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)

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

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

  • Dennard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Clinton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Oak Flat ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Flat is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flat
  • Copeland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Copeland is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
  • Settlement ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Settlement is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlement
  • Choctaw
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
  • Alread
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Alread is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
  • Leslie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Scotland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Eglantine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
  • Latham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Latham is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
  • Rushing
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Rushing is located in Stone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushing
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Campbell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Campbell is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
    • Watts
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Watts is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
    • Edge ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Edge is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge

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

Newspapers Published in Old Botkinburg ...

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 Old Botkinburg.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Botkinburg, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Old Botkinburg.

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 Old Botkinburg:

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 Old Botkinburg, 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- Old Botkinburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.