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 Oma (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 Oma. 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 and 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.
Oma is primarily located in Hot Spring County. A portion of Oma extends into Garland 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 Hot Spring County: Clark, Dallas, Garland, Grant, Montgomery & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Oma. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oma:
- Hot Spring County (The home county of Oma)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oma, with the one closest to Oma listed first.
- Bonnerdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bismarck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saginaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Saginaw is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Friendship
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Midway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Social Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Social Hill is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Hill
- Magnet Cove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Magnet Cove is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
- Donaldson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Donaldson is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Etta ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Etta is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etta
- Butterfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Butterfield is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Malvern
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rockport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rockport is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Perla
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Perla is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oma, with the one closest to Oma listed first.
- Alpine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alpine is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Amity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Amity is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Caddo Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Caddo Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Arkadelphia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Joan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Joan is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joan
- Okolona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Curtis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Curtis is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Griffithtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Griffithtown is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithtown
- Garland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oma, with the one closest to Oma listed first.
- Pearcy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Meyers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meyers is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers
- Royal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rockwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwell is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell
- Lake Hamilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Piney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Piney is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Mountain Pine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hot Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Avant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Avant is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avant
- Price
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Price is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Blue Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Springs is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Jessieville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oma, with the one closest to Oma listed first.
- Mazarn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mazarn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazarn
- Alamo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Joplin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Joplin is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Fir ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir
- Hickory Station ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hickory Station is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Station
- Caddo Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ophir
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Manfred
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Manfred is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manfred
- Fannie
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fannie is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannie
- Mount Ida
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Washita
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Washita is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
- Norman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Black Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Black Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oma, with the one closest to Oma listed first.
- Glenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Caney Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Valley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Kirby
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lodi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lodi is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Antoine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Antoine is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antoine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Pike City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pike City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Delight
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Daisy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Yell County
- Aly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aly is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oma, see our County-by-County Page for Oma.
Cemeteries Near Oma ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oma.
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 Oma - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oma covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oma, with the one closest to Oma listed first.
- Oma Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Aldrich Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mazarn Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rush Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Free Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McDowell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Forrest Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cross Roads Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dillard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (236 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lowe 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Oma had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oma, with the one closest to Oma listed first.
- Pearcy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wayside ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wayside is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Point Cedar
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Point Cedar is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Cedar
- Meyers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meyers is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers
- Bismarck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elm ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elm is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Mazarn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mazarn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazarn
- Lucky ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lucky is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- De Roche
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- De Roche is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Roche
- Alpine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alpine is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Sanders ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sanders is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders
- Amity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Amity is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hot Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rock Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Plata
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Plata is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plata
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oma. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oma.
Newspapers Published in Oma ...
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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oma.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oma, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oma.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Oma:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Hot Spring County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Garland County
- Montgomery County
- Pike County
- Yell 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> | 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 Oma, 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 from Point A (ie- Oma) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |