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 Pigeon Hill (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 Pigeon Hill. 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/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest 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 south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Pigeon Hill is located in Union 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 Union County: Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Columbia, Ouachita, Claiborne (LA), Morehouse (LA) & Union (LA).
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Pigeon Hill. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pigeon Hill:
- Union County (The home county of Pigeon Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon Hill, with the one closest to Pigeon Hill listed first.
- Crain City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crain City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain City
- Crain City is located in Union County
- Lawson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Lawson is located in Union County
- Urbana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Perdue City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perdue City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue City
- Perdue City is located in Union County
- Strong
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong
- Strong is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 499 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strong <2>
- Calion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Lapile
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Bolding
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolding
- Bolding is located in Union County
- Norphlet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Felsenthal
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felsenthal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felsenthal
- Felsenthal is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Huttig
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - El Dorado
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
- El Dorado is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,402 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Dorado <2>
- Ashley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon Hill, with the one closest to Pigeon Hill listed first.
- West Crossett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Crossett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Crossett
- West Crossett is located in Ashley County
- Crossett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossett
- Crossett is located in Ashley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,701 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossett <2>
- North Crossett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Crossett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crossett
- North Crossett is located in Ashley County
- Meridian
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Meridian is located in Ashley County
- Fountain Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon Hill, with the one closest to Pigeon Hill listed first.
- Moro Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Jersey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jersey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey
- Jersey is located in Bradley County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jersey <2>
- Sturgis ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Gravelridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gravelridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelridge
- Gravelridge is located in Bradley County
- Ingalls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Blanchton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Hermitage
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermitage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Hermitage is located in Bradley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermitage <2>
- Lanark
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
- Lanark is located in Bradley County
- Farmville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Farmville is located in Bradley County
- Johnsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Johnsville is located in Bradley County
- Banks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Sumpter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Sumpter is located in Bradley County
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon Hill, with the one closest to Pigeon Hill listed first.
- Harrell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Hampton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Hampton is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,238 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <2>
- Tinsman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ouachita County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon Hill, with the one closest to Pigeon Hill listed first.
- Joyce City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joyce City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce City
- Joyce City is located in Ouachita County
- Louann
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louann
- Louann is located in Ouachita County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Claiborne Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon Hill, with the one closest to Pigeon Hill listed first.
- Junction City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Junction City is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Wards Mill ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wards Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Mill
- Wards Mill is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Union Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon Hill, with the one closest to Pigeon Hill listed first.
- Oakland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Truxno
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Marion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <2>
- Spearsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spearsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Spearsville is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spearsville <2>
- Lillie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lillie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillie
- Lillie is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lillie <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pigeon Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Pigeon Hill.
Cemeteries Near Pigeon Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pigeon Hill.
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 Pigeon Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pigeon Hill, with the one closest to Pigeon Hill listed first.
- Oakd Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakd Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakd Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Poole Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poole Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poole Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Tatum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tatum Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tatum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Green Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Philadelphia Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Philadelphia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Cathey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cathey Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cathey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Wallace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallace Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- New London Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New London Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New London Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Rhodes Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rhodes Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rhodes Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (252 more) ...
- Hilo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilo Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hilo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Norris Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norris Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- George Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the George Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the George Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hilo 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.<4>
While we didn't find Pigeon Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pigeon Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pigeon Hill, with the one closest to Pigeon Hill listed first.
- Moro Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - New London
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- New London is located in Union County
- Marsden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Champagnolle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champagnolle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champagnolle
- Champagnolle is located in Union County
- Jersey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jersey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey
- Jersey is located in Bradley County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jersey <2>
- Hillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Sturgis ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Lapile
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Ingalls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Gravelridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gravelridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelridge
- Gravelridge is located in Bradley County
- Blanchton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Summerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Summerville is located in Calhoun County
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- El Dorado
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
- El Dorado is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,402 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Dorado <2>
- Lanark
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
- Lanark is located in Bradley County
- Little Bay
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bay
- Little Bay is located in Calhoun County
- El Dorado
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pigeon Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pigeon Hill.
Newspapers Published in Pigeon Hill ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pigeon Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pigeon Hill, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pigeon Hill.
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 either 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 Pigeon Hill:
- 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 Union County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashley County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bradley County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Calhoun County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Ouachita County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Claiborne Parish
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Union Parish
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Ashley County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cemeteries of Union County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cemeteries of Union County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pigeon Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Union County: www.co.union.ar.us/
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> | 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 Pigeon Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Pigeon Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pigeon Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2746, Longitude: -92.3568 In this case, the coordinates for Pigeon Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |