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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 Pastoria (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 Pastoria. 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 doctors 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.

Pastoria is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Arkansas, Cleveland, Grant, Lincoln, Lonoke & Pulaski.

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

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Pastoria)
  • Arkansas County
  • Cleveland County
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pastoria, with the one closest to Pastoria listed first.
    • Center Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Ebb
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Ico ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Ico is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ico
    • Sheridan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Grapevine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Grapevine is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
    • Slabtown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Slabtown is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
    • Cherry Grove ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
    • Turin ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Turin is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
    • Dogwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Prattsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pastoria, with the one closest to Pastoria listed first.
    • Sarassa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sarassa is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarassa
    • Yorktown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Yorktown is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
    • Grady
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Palmyra
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Star City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Lonoke County
  • Prairie County
  • Pulaski County
  • Saline County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pastoria, with the one closest to Pastoria listed first.
    • East End
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • East End is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
    • Shannon Hills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
    • Bauxite
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Bauxite is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
    • Shaw
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Pastoria ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pastoria.

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

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

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

  • Cheek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • King Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Stephen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Watkins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Clark Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Musgrove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • McFadden Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fields Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Piper Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (228 more) ...
    • Rice Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Washington Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pastoria had a population of 75 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Dexter
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dexter is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Sherrill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sherrill is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Samples
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Samples is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samples
  • Plum Bayou ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jefferson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Kearney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Kearney is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
  • Pine Bluff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Wilkins
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilkins is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
  • Rob Roy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Bluff ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Bluff is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
  • Redfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Altheimer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Junet
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Junet is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junet
    • Wampoo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Wampoo is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wampoo
    • Fairfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairfield is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield

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

Newspapers Published in Pastoria ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pastoria.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pastoria, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pastoria.

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 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 Pastoria:

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 Pastoria, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pastoria) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.