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 Pea Ridge (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 Pea Ridge. 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.
Name Variations for Pea Ridge ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pea Ridge: Pea Rdg. (or less commonly used: Pea Rdge. or Pea Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pea Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pea Ridge.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and 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.
Pea Ridge is located in Benton 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 Benton County: Carroll, Madison, Washington, Barry (MO), McDonald (MO), Adair (OK) & Delaware (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Pea Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pea Ridge:
- Benton County (The home county of Pea Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pea Ridge, with the one closest to Pea Ridge listed first.
- Little Flock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Little Flock is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Flock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,812 people
- Avoca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Avoca is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Brightwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brightwater is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwater
- Rogers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Puckett ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Puckett is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Bentonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bella Vista
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Garfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Prairie Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Creek is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Gateway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clantonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clantonville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clantonville
- Centerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pea Ridge, with the one closest to Pea Ridge listed first.
- Mundell ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mundell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundell
- Beaver
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gaskins ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gaskins is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins
- Eureka Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Holiday Island
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Winona Springs ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Winona Springs is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Springs
- Conway County
- Grandview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Grandview is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pea Ridge, with the one closest to Pea Ridge listed first.
- Whitener
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Whitener is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitener
- Hindsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pea Ridge, with the one closest to Pea Ridge listed first.
- Elm Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Springdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- War Eagle Cove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- War Eagle Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle Cove
- Blue Springs Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Blue Springs Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs Village
- Sonora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sonora is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- Tontitown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Johnson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Johnson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,771 people
- Spring Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Mayfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mayfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Goshen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wheeler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wheeler is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Fayetteville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Barry County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pea Ridge, with the one closest to Pea Ridge listed first.
- Seligman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seligman is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seligman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Washburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgley
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ridgley is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgley
- Exeter
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsons Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsons Corner is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Corner
- Eagle Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wheaton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cassville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chain-O-Lakes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Chain-O-Lakes is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-O-Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Butterfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Butterfield is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Emerald Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Emerald Beach is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Golden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- McDonald County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pea Ridge, with the one closest to Pea Ridge listed first.
- Powell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Powell is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Jane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jane is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jane <1>
- Pineville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wylie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wylie is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
- Rocky Comfort
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rocky Comfort is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Comfort
- Ginger Blue
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ginger Blue is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Blue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Lanagan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Noel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Noel is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noel <1>
- Anderson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Erie
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Erie is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Goodman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- South West City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Newton County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pea Ridge, with the one closest to Pea Ridge listed first.
- Stella
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Boulder City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Boulder City is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder City
- Fairview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stark City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Newtonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Delaware County (OK)
- Dodge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dodge is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pea Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Pea Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Pea Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pea Ridge.
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 Pea Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pea Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pea Ridge, with the one closest to Pea Ridge listed first.
- Patterson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pea Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hickman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Buttram Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Foster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tucks Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Twelve Corners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Banks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Valley View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley View Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northeast of Bentonville.
- Kindley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Vincents Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Vincents Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Vincents Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southwest of Avoca.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56132 <3>
- Pratt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (281 more) ...
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Burnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oakes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Pea Ridge had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Pea Ridge had a population of 6,452 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pea Ridge, with the one closest to Pea Ridge listed first.
- Buttry ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Buttry is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttry
- Avoca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Avoca is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Brightwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brightwater is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwater
- Mayflower
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mayflower is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower
- Bentonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rogers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Puckett ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Puckett is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Garfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Caverna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Caverna is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caverna
- Seba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Seba is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seba
- Silver Springs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Silver Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Key ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Key is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Seligman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seligman is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seligman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Powell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Powell is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Larue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Larue is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pea Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pea Ridge.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Pea Ridge ...
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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pea Ridge.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Pea Ridge. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Pea Ridge and those printed in the larger area surrounding Pea Ridge.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of Pea Ridge.
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 Pea Ridge:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Benton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Conway County
- Madison County
- Washington County
- Barry County
- McDonald County
- Newton County
- Delaware 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pea Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Pea Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |