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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Oreb. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Oreb to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Oreb, please Contact Us.
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 Oreb (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 Oreb. 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 doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Oreb is historic, it would have been located within present day Howard 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 Howard County: Hempstead, Little River, Pike, Polk & Sevier.
Below are the counties that are near Oreb. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oreb:
- Howard County (The home county of Oreb)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oreb, with the one closest to Oreb listed first.
- Euclid
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Euclid is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Galena
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Galena is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Dierks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Umpire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Umpire is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpire
- Mineola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mineola is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
- Athens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Center Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Center Point is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Corinth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Blue Bayou
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Blue Bayou is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Bayou
- Nashville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Buck Range
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Buck Range is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Range
- Calhoun County
- Unco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Unco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unco
- Hempstead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oreb, with the one closest to Oreb listed first.
- Tokio
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tokio is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
- Doyle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Doyle is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Clow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clow is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clow
- McCaskill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- McCaskill is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Ozan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ozan is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Little River County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oreb, with the one closest to Oreb listed first.
- Cerrogordo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cerrogordo is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
- Winthrop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oreb, with the one closest to Oreb listed first.
- Cox Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cox Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Spring
- Black Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Black Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Manfred
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Manfred is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manfred
- Caddo Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Norman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ophir
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oreb, with the one closest to Oreb listed first.
- Grandfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grandfield is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfield
- Newhope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Newhope is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhope
- Star of the West ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Star of the West is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star of the West
- Nathan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nathan is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan
- Langley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Daisy
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Daisy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Highland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Mount Moriah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Moriah is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Lodi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lodi is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Murfreesboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kirby
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kimberley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kimberley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberley
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oreb, with the one closest to Oreb listed first.
- Grannis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Grannis is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grannis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Wickes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Big Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Big Fork is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Fork
- Hatton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hatton is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Vandervoort
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vandervoort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandervoort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Bog Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bog Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bog Springs
- Board Camp
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Board Camp is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Camp
- Dallas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dallas is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Cove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hatfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Potter Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Potter Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Junction
- Mena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oreb, with the one closest to Oreb listed first.
- Gillham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gillham is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Lockesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lockesburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- De Queen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Process City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Process City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Process City
- Norwoodville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Norwoodville is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwoodville
- Ben Lomond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Horatio
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Paraloma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Paraloma is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paraloma
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oreb, see our County-by-County Page for Oreb.
Cemeteries Near Oreb ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oreb.
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 Oreb - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oreb covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oreb, with the one closest to Oreb listed first.
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Huffman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Henry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clanson Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Galena Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (209 more) ...
- Greens Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brushy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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.
While we didn't find Oreb in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oreb.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oreb, with the one closest to Oreb listed first.
- Euclid
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Euclid is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Pates ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pates is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pates
- Galena
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Galena is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Lebanon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lebanon is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Umpire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Umpire is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpire
- Antimony ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Antimony is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antimony
- Muddy Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Muddy Fork is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Fork
- New Moon ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Moon is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Newhope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Newhope is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhope
- Duckett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Duckett is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckett
- Center Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Center Point is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Perkins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Perkins is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Star of the West ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Star of the West is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star of the West
- Hartley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hartley is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Nathan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nathan is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oreb. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oreb.
Newspapers Published in Oreb ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oreb.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oreb, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oreb.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Oreb:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Howard County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Hempstead County
- Little River County
- Montgomery County
- Pike County
- Polk County
- Sevier County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Oreb, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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- Oreb) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |