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 Palarm (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 Palarm. 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.
Palarm is located in Faulkner 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 Faulkner County: Cleburne, Conway, Lonoke, Perry, Pulaski, Van Buren & White.
Below are the counties that are near Palarm. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Palarm:
- Faulkner County (The home county of Palarm)
- The following are listed by their distance from Palarm, with the one closest to Palarm listed first.
- Mayflower
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Preston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Lollie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
- Conway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hamlet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Beryl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beryl is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl
- Otto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Otto is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Vilonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wooster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Holland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Greenbrier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Enola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Enola is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palarm, with the one closest to Palarm listed first.
- Menifee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Plumerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oppelo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Morrilton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Solgohachia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Lonoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palarm, with the one closest to Palarm listed first.
- Cabot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Parnell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Parnell is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Austin
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palarm, with the one closest to Palarm listed first.
- Little Italy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Little Italy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Fourche
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fourche is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Bigelow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Toad Suck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Toad Suck is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
- Houston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Perry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Perryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Adona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palarm, with the one closest to Palarm listed first.
- Monnie Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Monnie Springs is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monnie Springs
- Roland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Natural Steps
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Natural Steps is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Steps
- Maumelle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marche
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Marche is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marche
- Secluded Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Secluded Hills is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secluded Hills
- Cammack Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cammack Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammack Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
- Ferndale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ferndale is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Banty ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Banty is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banty
- Gibson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gibson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Gravel Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Argenta ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Argenta is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palarm, with the one closest to Palarm listed first.
- Avilla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Avilla is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Congo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Congo is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Shannon Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
- Paron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Paron is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paron
- Bryant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Kentucky
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kentucky is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Bauxite
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bauxite is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Benton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- East End
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- East End is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- Rubicon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rubicon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
- Shaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Shaw is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- White County
- El Paso
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Palarm, see our County-by-County Page for Palarm.
Cemeteries Near Palarm ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Palarm.
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 Palarm - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Palarm covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Palarm, with the one closest to Palarm listed first.
- Natural Steps Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mayflower Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kennerly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ives Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mason Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Soldiers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stuman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grimmette Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gabriel Heights Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rainey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Browns Valley of Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Guenther Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (253 more) ...
- Swinton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aaron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Corbin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Palarm had a population of 25 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Palarm, with the one closest to Palarm listed first.
- Roland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mayflower
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maumelle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marche
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Marche is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marche
- Ivesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ivesville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivesville
- Chadwick ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chadwick is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Gold Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gold Creek is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Creek
- Preston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Lollie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
- Cato
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cato is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Banty ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Banty is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banty
- Conway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Olmstead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Olmstead is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Argenta ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Argenta is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Palarm. See our List of 1890's Communities around Palarm.
Newspapers Published in Palarm ...
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 Palarm.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Palarm, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Palarm.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Palarm:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Faulkner County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Lonoke County
- Perry County
- Pulaski 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> | 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 Palarm, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Palarm) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |