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 Pike Junction (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 Pike Junction. 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 Pike Junction ...
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 Pike Junction: Pike Jct. (or less commonly used: Pike Jctn.)
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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Pike Junction is located in Clark 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 Clark County: Dallas, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Nevada, Ouachita & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Pike Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pike Junction:
- Clark County (The home county of Pike Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pike Junction, with the one closest to Pike Junction listed first.
- Okolona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alpine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Alpine is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Beirne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beirne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beirne
- Amity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Amity is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Gurdon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Curtis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Curtis is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Gum Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gum Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Arkadelphia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Caddo Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Caddo Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Whelen Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whelen Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelen Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Griffithtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Griffithtown is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithtown
- Joan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Joan is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joan
- Vaden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Vaden is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaden
- Dallas County
- Dalark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dalark is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalark
- Garland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pike Junction, with the one closest to Pike Junction listed first.
- Pearcy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Meyers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Meyers is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers
- Hempstead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pike Junction, with the one closest to Pike Junction listed first.
- Blevins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blevins is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- McCaskill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- McCaskill is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Tokio
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tokio is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
- Doyle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Doyle is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Ozan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ozan is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Clow
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Clow is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clow
- Washington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Perrytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Perrytown is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Oakhaven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oakhaven is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Centerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Hope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Shover Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Shover Springs is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shover Springs
- Columbus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hot Spring County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pike Junction, with the one closest to Pike Junction listed first.
- Bismarck
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bonnerdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Friendship
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Midway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pike Junction, with the one closest to Pike Junction listed first.
- Corinth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Corinth is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Nashville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Buck Range
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buck Range is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Range
- Center Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Center Point is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pike Junction, with the one closest to Pike Junction listed first.
- Hickory Station ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hickory Station is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Station
- Mazarn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mazarn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazarn
- Caddo Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Manfred
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Manfred is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manfred
- Alamo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Ophir
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Nevada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pike Junction, with the one closest to Pike Junction listed first.
- Boughton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Boughton is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boughton
- Prescott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Emmet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Emmet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Laneburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Laneburg is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneburg
- Bluff City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zama ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zama is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zama
- Cale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cale is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Ouachita County
- Reader
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reader is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reader
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pike Junction, with the one closest to Pike Junction listed first.
- Antoine
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Antoine is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antoine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Piney Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Delight
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bowen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bowen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Pisgah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Billstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Billstown is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billstown
- Pike City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pike City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Kimberley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kimberley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberley
- Mount Moriah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Moriah is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Murfreesboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Roy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Roy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
- Caney Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Caney Valley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Kirby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pike Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Pike Junction.
Cemeteries Near Pike Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pike Junction.
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 Pike Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pike Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pike Junction, with the one closest to Pike Junction listed first.
- Antoine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lamb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Peeples Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Delight Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Okolona Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pettus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wimbley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (218 more) ...
- Pisgah Liberty Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Liberty Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pisgah Liberty Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Delight.
- The Pisgah Liberty Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Liberty Hill MB Church Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #632129 <2>
- Thomas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Straightway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find Pike Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pike Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pike Junction, with the one closest to Pike Junction listed first.
- Antoine
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Antoine is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antoine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Clear Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Spring is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Spring
- Okolona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bowen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bowen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Dobyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dobyville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobyville
- Hollywood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hollywood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Brocktown ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Brocktown is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brocktown
- Wallaceburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wallaceburg is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceburg
- Arcadia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Arcadia is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Boughton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Boughton is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boughton
- Alpine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Alpine is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Arp ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Arp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Garlandville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Garlandville is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandville
- Beirne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beirne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beirne
- Hearn ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hearn is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearn
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pike Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pike Junction.
Newspapers Published in Pike Junction ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pike Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pike Junction, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pike Junction.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Pike Junction:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Clark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dallas County
- Garland County
- Hempstead County
- Hot Spring County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Nevada County
- Ouachita County
- Pike 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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pike Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Pike Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |