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 Pickens (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 Pickens. 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 and hospitals 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.
Pickens is located in White County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of White County: Cleburne, Faulkner, Independence, Jackson, Lonoke, Prairie & Woodruff.
Below are the counties that are near Pickens. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pickens:
- White County (The home county of Pickens)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickens, with the one closest to Pickens listed first.
- Letona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Pangburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pangburn
- Pangburn is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pangburn <2>
- Clay
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Center Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Center Hill is located in White County
- Searcy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Searcy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy
- Searcy is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,543 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Searcy <2>
- Floyd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Rose Bud
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rose Bud. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Bud
- Rose Bud is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose Bud <2>
- Sunnydale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydale
- Sunnydale is located in White County
- Romance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Romance is located in White County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romance <2>
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Higginson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Bliss ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickens, with the one closest to Pickens listed first.
- Rainbow Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Island
- Rainbow Island is located in Cleburne County
- Yuba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Wilburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn
- Wilburn is located in Cleburne County
- Heber Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
- Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
- 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>
- Tumbling Shoals
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling Shoals
- Tumbling Shoals is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tumbling Shoals <2>
- Pearson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Pearson is located in Cleburne County
- Ida
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ida have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Ida is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ida <2>
- Miller ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Quitman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
- Quitman is located in Cleburne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <2>
- Drasco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drasco
- Drasco is located in Cleburne County
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Concord
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Concord is located in Cleburne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickens, with the one closest to Pickens listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Mount Vernon is located in Faulkner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Enders
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Enders is located in Faulkner County
- Enola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Enola is located in Faulkner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Centerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Faulkner County
- Holland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - Vilonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vilonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilonia
- Vilonia is located in Faulkner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,725 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vilonia <2>
- Guy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - Beryl
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl
- Beryl is located in Faulkner County
- Otto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest) - Greenbrier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Greenbrier is located in Faulkner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,782 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbrier <2>
- Hamlet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Independence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickens, with the one closest to Pickens listed first.
- Floral
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Floral is located in Independence County
- Pleasant Plains
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Locust Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Locust Grove is located in Independence County
- Thida
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thida
- Thida is located in Independence County
- Desha
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desha
- Desha is located in Independence County
- Salado
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast) - Southside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast) - Rosie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
- Rosie is located in Independence County
- Oil Trough
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil Trough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Trough
- Oil Trough is located in Independence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oil Trough <2>
- Jackson County
- Grand Glaise
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Glaise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Glaise
- Grand Glaise is located in Jackson County
- Grand Glaise
- Lonoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickens, with the one closest to Pickens listed first.
- Ward
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Ward is located in Lonoke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,486 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ward <2>
- Austin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Austin is located in Lonoke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
- Cabot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Cabot is located in Lonoke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,466 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cabot <2>
- Oak Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Lonoke County
- Parnell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Prairie County
- Hickory Plains
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Plains
- Hickory Plains is located in Prairie County
- Hickory Plains
- Stone County
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickens, with the one closest to Pickens listed first.
- Chalk ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Gravesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
- Gravesville is located in Van Buren County
- Morganton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Fairfield Bay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Bay
- Fairfield Bay is located in Van Buren County
- Estimated population in 2015: 2,268 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield Bay <2>
- Eglantine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
- Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
- Bee Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bee Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Damascus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damascus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Damascus is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <2>
- Green Tree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
- Woodruff County
- Augusta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Augusta is located in Woodruff County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,929 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Augusta <2>
- Augusta
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pickens, see our County-by-County Page for Pickens.
Cemeteries Near Pickens ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pickens.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pickens covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pickens, with the one closest to Pickens listed first.
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #561598 <4>
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Sidon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sidon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sidon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Searcy Faith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Searcy Faith Cemetery
- The Searcy Faith Cemetery has also been known as:
- Faith Assembly Cemetery
- Howell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Henderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Faulkner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Faulkner Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Faulkner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Good Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Springs Cemetery
- The Good Springs Cemetery has also been known as:
- Good Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2157490 <4>
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Springs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Wallace Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallace Grove Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Wallace Grove Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #417254 <4>
- Continue List (212 more) ...
- Quattlebaum Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quattlebaum Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quattlebaum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Vinson - Barnett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vinson - Barnett Cemetery
- The Vinson - Barnett Cemetery has also been known as:
- Barnett Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52934 <4>
- Cleburne County Farm Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cleburne County Farm Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cleburne County Farm Cemetery came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2237038 <4>
- Quattlebaum Cemetery
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.<6>
While we didn't find Pickens in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pickens.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pickens, with the one closest to Pickens listed first.
- Clay
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Pangburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pangburn
- Pangburn is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pangburn <2>
- Turnip ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Hiram
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Yuba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Searcy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Searcy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy
- Searcy is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,543 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Searcy <2>
- Little Red
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Red have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Red
- Little Red is located in White County
- Floyd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Rose Bud
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rose Bud. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Bud
- Rose Bud is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose Bud <2>
- Romance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Romance is located in White County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romance <2>
- Higginson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Clear Water ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Water have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Water
- Clear Water is located in White County
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Tyler ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Heber Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
- Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
- 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>
- Davenport ‑ Historic
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pickens. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pickens.
Newspapers Published in Pickens ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pickens.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pickens, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pickens.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Pickens:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Arkansas History Commission
- Pages specific to White County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Faulkner County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Independence County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jackson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lonoke County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Prairie County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Stone County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Van Buren County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Woodruff County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cleburne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cemeteries of White County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cemeteries of White County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pickens. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for White County: www.whitecountyar.org/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <6> | 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 Pickens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <7> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Pickens) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pickens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3476, Longitude: -91.8743 In this case, the coordinates for Pickens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |