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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Pisgah. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Pisgah to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pisgah, 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 Pisgah (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 Pisgah. 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 southwest 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 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 Pisgah is historic, it would have been located within present day Pope 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 Pope County: Conway, Johnson, Logan, Newton, Van Buren & Yell.

Below are the counties that are near Pisgah. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pisgah:

  • Pope County     (The home county of Pisgah)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pisgah, with the one closest to Pisgah listed first.
    • Pottsville
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Pottsville is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,361 people
      • Former names for Pottsville:
      • Pott's Inn
      • Pott's Station
    • Bernice
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Bernice is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
    • Russellville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • North Dardanelle
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • North Dardanelle is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dardanelle
    • Center Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Center Valley is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
    • Holla Bend
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Holla Bend is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
    • Atkins
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Wilson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Taral
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Taral is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taral
    • Moreland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Moreland is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
    • Economy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Economy is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
    • Dover
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Conway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pisgah, with the one closest to Pisgah listed first.
    • Pontoon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Pontoon is located in Conway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
    • Winrock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Winrock is located in Conway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winrock
    • Hattieville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Hattieville is located in Conway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
    • Old Hickory
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Old Hickory is located in Conway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
    • Jerusalem
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Morrilton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Oppelo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Oppelo is located in Conway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
    • Solgohachia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Solgohachia is located in Conway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
    • Cleveland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Middleton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Middleton is located in Conway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
    • Plumerville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Springfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pisgah, with the one closest to Pisgah listed first.
    • Piney
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Piney is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
    • Knoxville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Knoxville is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
    • Lamar
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lamar is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,729 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <2>
    • Hagarville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Hagarville is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville
    • Strawberry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Strawberry is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
    • Clarksville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ludwig
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ludwig is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
    • Spadra
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Spadra is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pisgah, with the one closest to Pisgah listed first.
    • Delaware
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Delaware is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
    • New Blaine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Morrison Bluff
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Morrison Bluff is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Bluff
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
    • Scranton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Scranton is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
    • Sand Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Sand Ridge is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pisgah, with the one closest to Pisgah listed first.
    • Casa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Casa is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
    • Adona
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Adona is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
    • Deberrie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Deberrie is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deberrie
    • Perry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Perryville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Houston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bigelow
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Dixie ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Dixie is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Yell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pisgah, with the one closest to Pisgah listed first.
    • Dardanelle
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cotton Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Cotton Town is located in Yell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
    • Centerville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Centerville is located in Yell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Chickalah
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Chickalah is located in Yell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
    • Petit Jean
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Petit Jean is located in Yell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petit Jean
    • Birta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Birta is located in Yell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
    • Ola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Ola is located in Yell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ola <2>
    • Plainview
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Danville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Belleville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Corinth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Corinth is located in Yell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Havana
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pisgah, see our County-by-County Page for Pisgah.

Cemeteries Near Pisgah ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pisgah.

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 Pisgah - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pisgah covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pisgah, with the one closest to Pisgah listed first.

  • Pisgah Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Potts Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Dunn Springs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Rankin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Rest Haven Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Shinn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Price Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Brearley Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (340 more) ...

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 Pisgah in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pisgah.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Pisgah, with the one closest to Pisgah listed first.

  • Russellville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dardanelle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Holla Bend
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Holla Bend is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
  • Carden Bottoms
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Carden Bottoms is located in Yell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden Bottoms
  • Atkins
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Mill Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mill Creek is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
  • Moreland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Moreland is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
  • Mount Nebo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Mount Nebo is located in Yell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
  • Dover
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Economy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Economy is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
  • Caglesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Caglesville is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
  • London
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Chickalah
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Chickalah is located in Yell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
    • Divide ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Divide is located in Conway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
    • Georgetown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Georgetown is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pisgah. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pisgah.

Newspapers Published in Pisgah ...

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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pisgah.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pisgah, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pisgah.

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 Pisgah:

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 Pisgah, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Pisgah) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.