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 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 hospitals and 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 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.
Pisgah is located in Yell 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 Yell County: Conway, Garland, Logan, Montgomery, Perry, Pope & Scott.
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:
- Yell County (The home county of Pisgah)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pisgah, with the one closest to Pisgah listed first.
- Centerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Chickalah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chickalah is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
- Petit Jean
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Petit Jean is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petit Jean
- Dardanelle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cotton Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cotton Town is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Birta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Birta is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
- Plainview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Danville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Belleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Havana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pisgah, with the one closest to Pisgah listed first.
- Pontoon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pontoon is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
- Winrock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Winrock is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winrock
- Oppelo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Hattieville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Old Hickory
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Morrilton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jerusalem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garland County
- Gladstone ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gladstone is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pisgah, with the one closest to Pisgah listed first.
- Piney
(14 miles [22.5 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)
- Spadra
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Spadra is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
- Hagarville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hagarville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville
- Clarksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ludwig
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ludwig is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
- Strawberry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Strawberry is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Hartman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hartman is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Union City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pisgah, with the one closest to Pisgah listed first.
- Delaware
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- New Blaine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Ridge is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Morrison Bluff
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Morrison Bluff is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Scranton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Scranton is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Corley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Corley is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Subiaco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Blue Mountain is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Cotton Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Paris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pisgah, with the one closest to Pisgah listed first.
- Casa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Deberrie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Deberrie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deberrie
- Adona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Perry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Perryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Houston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pisgah, with the one closest to Pisgah listed first.
- North Dardanelle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Dardanelle is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dardanelle
- Bernice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bernice is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Holla Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Holla Bend is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
- Russellville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- London
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pottsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Georgetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Center Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Taral
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Taral is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taral
- Wilson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Atkins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Augsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Augsburg is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
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.
- Louvenia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dacus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sheppard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mtount George Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the southwest of Dardanelle.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #322198 <3>
- Banks Hill Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lyons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Moore's Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- The Oak Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #322299 <3>
- Chickalah Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (326 more) ...
- Blackwell Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chickalah Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fullton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
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 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.
- Alpha
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alpha is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Chickalah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chickalah is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
- Mount Nebo
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mount Nebo is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Ranger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ranger is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Dardanelle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Holla Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Holla Bend is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
- Birta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Birta is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
- Delaware
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Russellville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Danville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carden Bottoms
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Carden Bottoms is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden Bottoms
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mill Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mill Creek is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- London
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Belleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 51 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 23 miles [37 km]<2>. 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 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 Pisgah:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Yell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Garland County
- Johnson County
- Logan County
- Perry County
- Pope 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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'. |
| <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> | 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. |