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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 Hickory (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 Hickory. 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 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.

Old Hickory is located in Conway County.

To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Conway County: Faulkner, Perry, Pope, Van Buren & Yell.

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

  • Conway County     (The home county of Old Hickory)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Hickory, with the one closest to Old Hickory listed first.
    • Hattieville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jerusalem
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerusalem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
      • Jerusalem is located in Conway County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jerusalem <2>
    • Cleveland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Cleveland is located in Conway County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <2>
    • Solgohachia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solgohachia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
      • Solgohachia is located in Conway County
    • Middleton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Morrilton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Center Ridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Springfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Conway County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <2>
    • Plumerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Oppelo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oppelo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
      • Oppelo is located in Conway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
    • Winrock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Austin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Austin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
      • Austin is located in Conway County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <2>
  • Faulkner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Hickory, with the one closest to Old Hickory listed first.
    • Twin Groves
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Groves have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
      • Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
    • Wooster
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenbrier
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Guy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
      • Guy is located in Faulkner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
    • Conway
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lollie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Preston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Johnson County
    • Piney
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Piney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
      • Piney is located in Johnson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Piney
      • From Old Hickory to Piney
  • Logan County
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Hickory, with the one closest to Old Hickory listed first.
    • Perry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Perry is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <2>
    • Adona
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
      • Adona is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
    • Houston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Perryville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perryville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
      • Perryville is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <2>
    • Toad Suck
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dixie ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dixie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
      • Dixie is located in Perry County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dixie
      • From Old Hickory to Dixie
    • Bigelow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Casa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
      • Casa is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
    • Fourche
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fourche have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
      • Fourche is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
    • Little Italy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Deberrie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pope County
  • Searcy County
    • Witt's Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Van Buren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Hickory, with the one closest to Old Hickory listed first.
    • Scotland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rex
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Formosa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Damascus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damascus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
      • Damascus is located in Van Buren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <2>
    • Alread
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Bee Branch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bee Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
      • Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
    • Choctaw
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
      • Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
    • Crabtree
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Copeland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Copeland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
      • Copeland is located in Van Buren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Copeland
      • From Old Hickory to Copeland
    • Gravesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Clinton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Tree
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Yell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Hickory, with the one closest to Old Hickory listed first.
    • Cotton Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
      • Cotton Town is located in Yell County
    • Dardanelle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Centerville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Petit Jean
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Birta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Birta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
      • Birta is located in Yell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Birta
      • From Old Hickory to Birta
    • Chickalah
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Old Hickory ...

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

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boltman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boltman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boltman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beeson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beeson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beeson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cleaver Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cleaver Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cleaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Childers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Childers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Childers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wiedower Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wiedower Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wiedower Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cooks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dunham Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Robertsville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robertsville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robertsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Vincent Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (313 more) ...
    • St. Joe Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joe Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Old Hickory had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Hattieville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Vincent
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vincent
    • Saint Vincent is located in Conway County
  • Economy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jerusalem
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerusalem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
    • Jerusalem is located in Conway County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jerusalem <2>
  • Appleton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cleveland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Cleveland is located in Conway County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <2>
  • Atkins
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Caglesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lick Mountain
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lick Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Mountain
    • Lick Mountain is located in Conway County
  • Moreland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moreland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
    • Moreland is located in Pope County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Moreland
    • From Old Hickory to Moreland
  • Morrilton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Liberty Springs ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Springs
    • Liberty Springs is located in Van Buren County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Old Hickory ...

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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Hickory.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Hickory, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Old Hickory.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Old Hickory:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Old Hickory. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Hickory, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Hickory) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Old Hickory. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3282, Longitude: -92.8072       In this case, the coordinates for Old Hickory have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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