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Introduction ...

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

We've added Plum Bayou to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Plum Bayou, 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 Plum Bayou (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 Plum Bayou. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Plum Bayou is historic, it would have been located within present day Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Arkansas, Cleveland, Grant, Lincoln, Lonoke & Pulaski.

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

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Plum Bayou)
  • Arkansas County
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plum Bayou, with the one closest to Plum Bayou listed first.
    • Ico ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Ico is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ico
    • Center Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ebb
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Sheridan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Slabtown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Slabtown is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
    • Cherry Grove ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
    • Grapevine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Grapevine is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
    • Turin ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Turin is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
    • Tull
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Tull is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tull
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
    • Prattsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Lonoke County
  • Prairie County
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plum Bayou, with the one closest to Plum Bayou listed first.
    • Hensley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Woodson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodson is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
    • Wrightsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bingham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Scott
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Landmark
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Willowdale ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Willowdale is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
    • College Station
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Sweet Home
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Sweet Home is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
    • Little Rock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rose City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rose City is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
    • Wakefield Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Wakefield Village is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield Village
    • Windamere
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Saline County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plum Bayou, with the one closest to Plum Bayou listed first.
    • East End
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • East End is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
    • Shannon Hills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
    • Bauxite
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Bauxite is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
    • Bryant
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Shaw
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Benton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Salem
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Salem is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem

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

Cemeteries Near Plum Bayou ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Plum Bayou.

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 Plum Bayou - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • New Home Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Jones Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hendricks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Watkins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Clark Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Fields Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Tucker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Nelon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Bluff Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • King Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (243 more) ...
    • Mulberry Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Harris Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Redfield Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.

Plum Bayou itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 200 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Wampoo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Wampoo is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wampoo
  • Red Bluff ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Red Bluff is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
  • England
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Redfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Kearney
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Kearney is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
  • Pastoria
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jefferson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Sherrill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sherrill is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Samples
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Samples is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samples
  • Keo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Dickey ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Dickey is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
  • Tomberlin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Tomberlin is located in Lonoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomberlin
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Dexter
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Dexter is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
    • Cobbs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Orion
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Orion is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion

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

Newspapers Published in Plum Bayou ...

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 233 newspapers that have been published in the area around Plum Bayou.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Plum Bayou, 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 Plum Bayou.

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 Plum Bayou:

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 Plum Bayou, 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 '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- Plum Bayou) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.