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 Ouitaville (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 Ouitaville. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Ouitaville is located in Pope 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 Pope County: Conway, Johnson, Logan, Newton, Van Buren & Yell.
Below are the counties that are near Ouitaville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ouitaville:
- Pope County (The home county of Ouitaville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ouitaville, with the one closest to Ouitaville listed first.
- Russellville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Taral
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Taral is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taral
- Bernice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bernice is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Center Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- North Dardanelle
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Dardanelle is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dardanelle
- London
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Georgetown is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Dover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pottsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,361 people
- Former names for Pottsville:
- Pott's Inn
- Pott's Station
- Augsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Augsburg is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
- Moreland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Ross
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ross is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Holla Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holla Bend is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ouitaville, with the one closest to Ouitaville listed first.
- Pontoon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pontoon is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
- Winrock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Winrock is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winrock
- Old Hickory
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Hattieville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Jerusalem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Morrilton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oppelo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Cleveland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Solgohachia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Middleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ouitaville, with the one closest to Ouitaville listed first.
- Piney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Piney is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Knoxville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Knoxville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Lamar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hagarville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hagarville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville
- Strawberry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Strawberry is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Clarksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ludwig
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ludwig is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
- Spadra
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spadra is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
- Union City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Union City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Lone Pine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Pine is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Hartman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hartman is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Harmony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Ozone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ouitaville, with the one closest to Ouitaville listed first.
- Delaware
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- New Blaine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Morrison Bluff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Morrison Bluff is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Scranton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Scranton is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Sand Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sand Ridge is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Corley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Corley is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Subiaco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cotton Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cotton Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ouitaville, with the one closest to Ouitaville listed first.
- Casa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Adona
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Deberrie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Deberrie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deberrie
- Perry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Perryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ouitaville, with the one closest to Ouitaville listed first.
- Dardanelle
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chickalah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chickalah is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Petit Jean
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Petit Jean is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petit Jean
- Cotton Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Town is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Birta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Birta is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
- Ola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Belleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Danville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Havana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Marvinville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Marvinville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvinville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ouitaville, see our County-by-County Page for Ouitaville.
Cemeteries Near Ouitaville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ouitaville.
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 Ouitaville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ouitaville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ouitaville, with the one closest to Ouitaville listed first.
- Delphia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mission Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ball Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Reed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Booher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Howell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Washburn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bakers Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (373 more) ...
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- May Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Ouitaville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ouitaville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ouitaville, with the one closest to Ouitaville listed first.
- Russellville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Creek is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Dardanelle
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- London
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Georgetown is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Mount Nebo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Nebo is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Dover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Augsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Augsburg is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
- Piney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Piney is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Moreland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Chickalah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chickalah is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Holla Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holla Bend is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
- Ross
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ross is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Scottsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ouitaville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ouitaville.
Newspapers Published in Ouitaville ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ouitaville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ouitaville, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ouitaville.
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 Ouitaville:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Pope County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Johnson County
- Logan County
- Perry 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> | 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 Ouitaville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Ouitaville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |