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 Paron (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 Paron. 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 and 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.
Paron is located in Saline 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 Saline County: Garland, Grant, Hot Spring, Perry & Pulaski.
Below are the counties that are near Paron. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Paron:
- Saline County (The home county of Paron)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paron, with the one closest to Paron listed first.
- Rubicon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rubicon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
- Avilla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Avilla is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Congo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Congo is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Kentucky
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kentucky is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Salem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Fairplay ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fairplay is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Benton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bryant
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Haskell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bauxite
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bauxite is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Shannon Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
- Shaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shaw is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paron, with the one closest to Paron listed first.
- Oppelo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Morrilton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Plumerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pontoon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pontoon is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
- Winrock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Winrock is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winrock
- Menifee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paron, with the one closest to Paron listed first.
- Lollie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
- Mayflower
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Preston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Conway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Garland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paron, with the one closest to Paron listed first.
- Fountain Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Hot Springs Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lonsdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jessieville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Blue Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Blue Springs is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Price
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Price is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Hot Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Pine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Piney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Piney is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Lake Hamilton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwell is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell
- Grant County
- Tull
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tull is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
- Hot Spring County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paron, with the one closest to Paron listed first.
- Magnet Cove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Magnet Cove is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
- Butterfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Butterfield is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Rockport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rockport is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Malvern
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Perla
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Perla is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paron, with the one closest to Paron listed first.
- Little Italy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Little Italy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Perryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bigelow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fourche
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fourche is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Houston
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Perry
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Deberrie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Deberrie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deberrie
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Adona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Toad Suck
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Toad Suck is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
- Casa
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paron, with the one closest to Paron listed first.
- Ferndale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ferndale is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Banty ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Banty is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banty
- Natural Steps
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Natural Steps is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Steps
- Roland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Secluded Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Secluded Hills is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secluded Hills
- Monnie Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Monnie Springs is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monnie Springs
- Alexander
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maumelle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mabelvale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cammack Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cammack Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammack Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
- Marche
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Marche is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marche
- Windamere
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Windamere is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windamere
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paron, with the one closest to Paron listed first.
- Birta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Birta is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
- Cotton Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Town is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Paron, see our County-by-County Page for Paron.
Cemeteries Near Paron ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Paron.
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 Paron - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Paron covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Paron, with the one closest to Paron listed first.
- Fowler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Thomas - Leatherwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cold Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bolin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wesleys Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Geurin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Old Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Martindale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Langley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (205 more) ...
- Slate Branch Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wye Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wye Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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.<3>
While we didn't find Paron in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Paron.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Paron, with the one closest to Paron listed first.
- Reform
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Reform is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Bland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bland is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
- Blocher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blocher is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher
- Tatumville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tatumville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumville
- Owensville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Owensville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
- Avilla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Avilla is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Banty ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Banty is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banty
- Perryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jessieville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fairplay ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fairplay is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Benton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lollie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
- Bryant
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Collegeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Collegeville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Paron. See our List of 1890's Communities around Paron.
Newspapers Published in Paron ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Paron.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Paron, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Paron.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Paron:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Saline County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Faulkner County
- Garland County
- Grant County
- Hot Spring County
- Perry County
- Pulaski 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 Paron, 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- Paron) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |