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 Olmstead (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 Olmstead. 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 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.
Olmstead is located in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County: Faulkner, Grant, Jefferson, Lonoke, Perry & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Olmstead. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Olmstead:
- Pulaski County (The home county of Olmstead)
- The following are listed by their distance from Olmstead, with the one closest to Olmstead listed first.
- Gibson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gibson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Gravel Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sherwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McAlmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McAlmont is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlmont
- Booker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Booker is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- Marche
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marche is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marche
- Argenta ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Argenta is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
- North Little Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rose City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rose City is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
- Maumelle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cammack Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cammack Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammack Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
- Little Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cleburne County
- Quitman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olmstead, with the one closest to Olmstead listed first.
- Menifee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Plumerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olmstead, with the one closest to Olmstead listed first.
- Otto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Otto is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Vilonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Beryl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Beryl is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl
- Hamlet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Mayflower
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Preston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Holland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Conway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Enola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Enola is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Mount Vernon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Lollie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
- Centerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Greenbrier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lonoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olmstead, with the one closest to Olmstead listed first.
- Cabot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Parnell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Parnell is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Austin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Austin is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
- Ward
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Lonoke
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sisemore
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sisemore is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisemore
- Cobbs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cobbs is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Bayou Meto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bayou Meto is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Keo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- McCreanor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- McCreanor is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCreanor
- Carlisle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- England
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olmstead, with the one closest to Olmstead listed first.
- Toad Suck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Toad Suck is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
- Little Italy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Little Italy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Bigelow
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fourche
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fourche is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Houston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Prairie County
- Hickory Plains
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hickory Plains is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Plains
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olmstead, with the one closest to Olmstead listed first.
- Shannon Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
- Avilla
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Avilla is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Bryant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- East End
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- East End is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- Congo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Congo is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olmstead, with the one closest to Olmstead listed first.
- El Paso
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beebe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Floyd
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Floyd is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Romance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- McRae
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- McRae is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- Rose Bud
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Garner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Center Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Center Hill is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Olmstead, see our County-by-County Page for Olmstead.
Cemeteries Near Olmstead ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Olmstead.
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 Olmstead - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Olmstead covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Olmstead, with the one closest to Olmstead listed first.
- Harmony Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cato Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato Cemetery
- The Cato Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cato Church Cemetery
- Frenchman Mtn. Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2402938 <2>
- Cato Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gibson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Concord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- White Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Psyam Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brushy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bayou Meto Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (243 more) ...
- Chapel Hill Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Birmingham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Duncan Gap Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Olmstead had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Olmstead, with the one closest to Olmstead listed first.
- Cato
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cato is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Warsaw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Warsaw is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Otto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Otto is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Jacksonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chadwick ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chadwick is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- McAlmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McAlmont is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlmont
- Holland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Holland is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Vilonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Marche
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marche is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marche
- Hamlet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Argenta ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Argenta is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
- Cabot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Maumelle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Niemeyer ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Niemeyer is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niemeyer
- Galloway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Galloway is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Olmstead. See our List of 1890's Communities around Olmstead.
Newspapers Published in Olmstead ...
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 228 newspapers that have been published in the area around Olmstead.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Olmstead, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Olmstead.
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 Olmstead:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Pulaski County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Conway County
- Faulkner County
- Lonoke County
- Perry County
- Prairie County
- Saline 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Olmstead) 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 Olmstead, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |