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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Pickles Gap. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Pickles Gap to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pickles Gap, 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 Pickles Gap (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 Pickles Gap. 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 Pickles Gap ...
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.
While the name of this community is Pickles Gap, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Pickles Gap may originally have been Pickle's Gap.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Pickles Gap might be written as Pickle Gap.
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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Pickles Gap is historic, it would have been located within present day Faulkner 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 Faulkner County: Cleburne, Conway, Lonoke, Perry, Pulaski, Van Buren & White.
Below are the counties that are near Pickles Gap. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pickles Gap:
- Faulkner County (The home county of Pickles Gap)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickles Gap, with the one closest to Pickles Gap listed first.
- Conway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wooster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hamlet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Holland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Greenbrier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Preston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Beryl
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Beryl is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl
- Vilonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mayflower
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Enola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Enola is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Twin Groves
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Otto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Otto is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickles Gap, with the one closest to Pickles Gap listed first.
- Quitman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pearson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pearson is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Yuba
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yuba is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Miller ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Miller is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickles Gap, with the one closest to Pickles Gap listed first.
- Menifee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Springfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Plumerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Solgohachia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Center Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Middleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Morrilton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oppelo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Austin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hattieville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Cleveland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Hickory
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Jerusalem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lonoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickles Gap, with the one closest to Pickles Gap listed first.
- Cabot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Austin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Austin is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
- Ward
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Parnell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parnell is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Oak Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickles Gap, with the one closest to Pickles Gap listed first.
- Toad Suck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Toad Suck is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Bigelow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fourche
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fourche is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Little Italy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Italy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Houston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Perry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Perryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Adona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickles Gap, with the one closest to Pickles Gap listed first.
- Economy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Wilson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickles Gap, with the one closest to Pickles Gap listed first.
- Monnie Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Monnie Springs is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monnie Springs
- Roland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Marche
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Marche is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marche
- Maumelle
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Natural Steps
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Natural Steps is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Steps
- Gibson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Gravel Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Secluded Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Secluded Hills is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secluded Hills
- Sherwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cammack Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cammack Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammack Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
- Argenta ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Argenta is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
- Booker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Booker is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickles Gap, with the one closest to Pickles Gap listed first.
- Damascus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gravesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gravesville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
- Bee Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Formosa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Formosa is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa
- Morganton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Morganton is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Green Tree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Choctaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Chalk ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Chalk is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
- Scotland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickles Gap, with the one closest to Pickles Gap listed first.
- El Paso
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Romance
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rose Bud
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Floyd
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Floyd is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Beebe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Center Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Center Hill is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pickles Gap, see our County-by-County Page for Pickles Gap.
Cemeteries Near Pickles Gap ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pickles Gap.
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 Pickles Gap - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pickles Gap covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pickles Gap, with the one closest to Pickles Gap listed first.
- Frauenthal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cadron Gap Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Acklin Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Springhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Springhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pearson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (255 more) ...
- Ray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sinai Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Pickles Gap in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pickles Gap.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pickles Gap, with the one closest to Pickles Gap listed first.
- Conway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Linder
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Linder is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linder
- Hamlet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Wooster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Preston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Gold Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gold Creek is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Creek
- Holland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Greenbrier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Menifee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chadwick ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chadwick is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Mayflower
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Vilonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Enola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Enola is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Otto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Otto is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pickles Gap. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pickles Gap.
Newspapers Published in Pickles Gap ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pickles Gap.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pickles Gap, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pickles Gap.
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 Pickles Gap:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Faulkner County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Conway County
- Lonoke County
- Perry County
- Pope County
- Pulaski County
- Van Buren County
- White County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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 Pickles Gap, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pickles Gap) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |