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 Pinnacle (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 Pinnacle. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Pinnacle is located in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County: Faulkner, Grant, Jefferson, Lonoke, Perry & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Pinnacle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pinnacle:
- Pulaski County (The home county of Pinnacle)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinnacle, with the one closest to Pinnacle listed first.
- Natural Steps
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Natural Steps is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Steps
- Secluded Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Secluded Hills is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secluded Hills
- Ferndale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ferndale is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Roland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maumelle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Banty ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Banty is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banty
- Monnie Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Monnie Springs is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monnie Springs
- Marche
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Marche is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marche
- Cammack Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cammack Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammack Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
- North Little Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Alexander
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mabelvale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wakefield Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wakefield Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield Village
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinnacle, with the one closest to Pinnacle listed first.
- Menifee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Plumerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oppelo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Morrilton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinnacle, with the one closest to Pinnacle listed first.
- Mayflower
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lollie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
- Preston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Conway
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hamlet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Beryl
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beryl is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl
- Otto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Otto is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Vilonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wooster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Holland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Greenbrier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Enola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Enola is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Garland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinnacle, with the one closest to Pinnacle listed first.
- Lonsdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Hot Springs Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinnacle, with the one closest to Pinnacle listed first.
- Ico ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ico is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ico
- Tull
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tull is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
- Lonoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinnacle, with the one closest to Pinnacle listed first.
- Parnell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Parnell is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Cabot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cobbs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cobbs is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinnacle, with the one closest to Pinnacle listed first.
- Little Italy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Little Italy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Fourche
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fourche is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Bigelow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Toad Suck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Toad Suck is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
- Houston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Perryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Perry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Adona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Deberrie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Deberrie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deberrie
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinnacle, with the one closest to Pinnacle listed first.
- Avilla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avilla is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Congo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Congo is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Bryant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Shannon Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
- Paron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Paron is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paron
- Kentucky
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kentucky is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Bauxite
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bauxite is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Benton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- East End
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- East End is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- Rubicon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rubicon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
- Shaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Shaw is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Fairplay ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairplay is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- White County
- El Paso
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pinnacle, see our County-by-County Page for Pinnacle.
Cemeteries Near Pinnacle ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pinnacle.
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 Pinnacle - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pinnacle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pinnacle, with the one closest to Pinnacle listed first.
- Browns Valley of Rest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Guenther Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Natural Steps Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chambers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grimmette Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stuman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ives Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mason Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Mtn. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Old Soldiers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (238 more) ...
- Ida Mission Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rainey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
- The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pilgrim Rest Church Cemetery
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55668 <2>
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.<3>
While we didn't find Pinnacle in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pinnacle.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pinnacle, with the one closest to Pinnacle listed first.
- Ivesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ivesville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivesville
- Banty ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Banty is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banty
- Roland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maumelle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Palarm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Palarm is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palarm
- Marche
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Marche is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marche
- Tatumville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tatumville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumville
- Mayflower
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Avilla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avilla is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Lollie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
- Collegeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Collegeville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
- Alexander
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mabelvale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chadwick ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chadwick is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Gold Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gold Creek is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pinnacle. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pinnacle.
Newspapers Published in Pinnacle ...
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 228 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pinnacle.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pinnacle, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pinnacle.
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 Pinnacle:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Pulaski County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Faulkner County
- Garland County
- Grant County
- Lonoke County
- Perry County
- Saline County
- White 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> | 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 Pinnacle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pinnacle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |