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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 Onda (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 Onda. 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.

Onda is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Benton, Crawford, Madison & Adair (OK).

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

  • Washington County     (The home county of Onda)
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Onda, with the one closest to Onda listed first.
    • Trident
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Logan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Siloam Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bethel Heights
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Bethel Heights is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,970 people
    • Hico
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hico is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
    • Cave Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Highfill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Highfill is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
    • Lowell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Springtown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Springtown is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Gentry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Mason Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Onda, with the one closest to Onda listed first.
    • Anna ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Anna is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
    • Stop ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Stop is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
    • Lee Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Lee Creek is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek
    • Chester
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Winfrey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Natural Dam
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Mountainburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Locke
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedarville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Bidville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Barcelona
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Uniontown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Uniontown is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
    • Rudy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Rudy is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Onda, with the one closest to Onda listed first.
    • Cass
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cravens
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Madison County
  • Adair County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Onda, with the one closest to Onda listed first.
    • Westville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Salem
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Salem is located in Adair County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Fairfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Fairfield is located in Adair County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Bell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Peavine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Peavine is located in Adair County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavine
    • Stilwell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • West Peavine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • West Peavine is located in Adair County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peavine
    • Watts Community
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Watts Community is located in Adair County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Community
    • Addielee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Marietta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Zion
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Zion is located in Adair County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
    • Cherry Tree
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ballard
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherokee County (OK)
  • Delaware County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Onda, with the one closest to Onda listed first.
    • West Siloam Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Dripping Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Dripping Springs is located in Delaware County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
  • Sequoyah County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Onda, with the one closest to Onda listed first.
    • Short
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Short is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
    • Belfonte
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Belfonte is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfonte
    • Stoney Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Stoney Point is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
    • Long
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Long is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long

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

Cemeteries Near Onda ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Onda.

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 Onda - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Baker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • McDonald Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Morrow Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Howell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Parks Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Billingsley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Scott Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Rutherford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Union Star Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sharp Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (307 more) ...
    • Reese Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Dunkard Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Canehill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

  • Strickler
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hubbard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hubbard is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
  • Blackburn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Blackburn is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
  • Clyde
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Woolsey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Woolsey is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey
  • West Fork
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Prairie Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Morrow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Anna ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Anna is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
  • Winslow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lincoln
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Viney Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Stop ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Stop is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
    • Brentwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Greenland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Onda ...

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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Onda.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Onda, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Onda.

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 helpful 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 Onda:

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 Onda, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Onda) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.