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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Pekin. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Pekin to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pekin, please Contact Us.

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 Pekin (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 Pekin. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Pekin is historic, it would have been located within present day Stone 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 Stone County: Baxter, Cleburne, Independence, Izard, Searcy & Van Buren.

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

  • Stone County     (The home county of Pekin)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pekin, with the one closest to Pekin listed first.
    • Fox
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Fox is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
    • Timbo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Alco
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Alco is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
    • Onia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Onia is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onia
    • Mountain View
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fifty-Six
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Marcella
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Marcella is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
  • Baxter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pekin, with the one closest to Pekin listed first.
    • Big Flat
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Culp
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Culp is located in Baxter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
    • Buffalo City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Buffalo City is located in Baxter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
    • Lone Rock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Lone Rock is located in Baxter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
  • Cleburne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pekin, with the one closest to Pekin listed first.
    • Edgemont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Prim
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Higden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Greers Ferry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Shiloh ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Miller ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Miller is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
    • Drasco
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Drasco is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drasco
    • Pearson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Pearson is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
    • Quitman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Heber Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
      • Former name for Heber Springs:
      • Sugar Loaf
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <2>
    • Ida
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Tumbling Shoals
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Conway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pekin, with the one closest to Pekin listed first.
    • Austin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Center Ridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cleveland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Faulkner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pekin, with the one closest to Pekin listed first.
    • Guy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Guy is located in Faulkner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
    • Enders
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Enders is located in Faulkner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
    • Twin Groves
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
  • Izard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pekin, with the one closest to Pekin listed first.
    • Guion
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Guion is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Calico Rock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jumbo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jumbo is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
  • Marion County
    • Rush ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Rush is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
  • Pope County
    • Tilly
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Tilly is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly
  • Searcy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pekin, with the one closest to Pekin listed first.
    • Leslie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Baker
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Baker is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
    • Watts
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Watts is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
    • Harriet
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lone Pine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Lone Pine is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
    • Marshall
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Cozahome
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Cozahome is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozahome
    • Gilbert
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Blanco
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Blanco is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
    • Witt's Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
  • Van Buren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pekin, with the one closest to Pekin listed first.
    • Shirley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Dennard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Rumley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Rumley is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumley
    • Fairfield Bay
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Eglantine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
    • Clinton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Crabtree
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
    • Choctaw
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
    • Green Tree
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
    • Chalk ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Chalk is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
    • Copeland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Copeland is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
    • Morganton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Morganton is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton

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

Cemeteries Near Pekin ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pekin.

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

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

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

  • Lute Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Holly Mtn. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rushing Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Collins Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Settlement Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bradford Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ramsley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Eglantine Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Finch Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Kuykendall Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (219 more) ...
    • Dennard Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Pee Dee Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Passmore Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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.

While we didn't find Pekin in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pekin.

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

  • Rushing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Rushing is located in Stone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushing
  • Settlement ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Settlement is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlement
  • Timbo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Dennard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Alco
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Alco is located in Stone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
  • Oak Flat ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Oak Flat is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flat
  • Clinton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Eglantine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
  • Campbell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Campbell is located in Searcy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
  • Leslie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Choctaw
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
  • Chalk ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Chalk is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Copeland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Copeland is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
    • Mountain View
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Watts
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Watts is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts

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

Newspapers Published in Pekin ...

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 Pekin.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pekin, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pekin.

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 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 Pekin:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Pekin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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- Pekin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.