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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Plumlee. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Plumlee to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Plumlee, 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 Plumlee (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 Plumlee. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Plumlee is historic, it would have been located within present day Newton 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 Newton County: Boone, Carroll, Johnson, Madison, Pope & Searcy.
Below are the counties that are near Plumlee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Plumlee:
- Newton County (The home county of Plumlee)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plumlee, with the one closest to Plumlee listed first.
- Compton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ponca
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jasper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parthenon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Murray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Murray is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Boxley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boxley is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
- Mossville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mossville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Hasty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hasty is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Vendor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vendor is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
- Swain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Swain is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Mount Judea
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Deer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plumlee, with the one closest to Plumlee listed first.
- Batavia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Batavia is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Harrison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alpena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bellefonte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bellefonte is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Valley Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Ridgeway
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ridgeway is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Rally Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rally Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
- Everton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Shaver ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Shaver is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver
- Burlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Burlington is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Bergman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Myrtle
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Myrtle is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plumlee, with the one closest to Plumlee listed first.
- Osage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Osage is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Dryfork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dryfork is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
- Rudd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rudd is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Metalton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Metalton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metalton
- New Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Green Forest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Denver
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Denver is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Berryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Urbanette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Urbanette is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbanette
- Oak Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Winona Springs ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winona Springs is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Springs
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plumlee, with the one closest to Plumlee listed first.
- Ozone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plumlee, with the one closest to Plumlee listed first.
- Kingston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Marble
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Marble is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
- Boston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Boston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Witter
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Witter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witter
- Huntsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pettigrew
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dutton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dutton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Japton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Japton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japton
- Georgetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Georgetown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plumlee, with the one closest to Plumlee listed first.
- Eros
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Eros is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
- Pyatt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pyatt is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Bruno
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bruno is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
- Searcy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plumlee, with the one closest to Plumlee listed first.
- Pindall
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pindall is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Saint Joe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Blanco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Blanco is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Witt's Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Plumlee, see our County-by-County Page for Plumlee.
Cemeteries Near Plumlee ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Plumlee.
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 Plumlee - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Plumlee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Plumlee, with the one closest to Plumlee listed first.
- McFerrin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Sherman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Young Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Adair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tom Thumb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beechwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pruitt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (241 more) ...
- Hilltop Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gibbs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.
While we didn't find Plumlee in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Plumlee.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Plumlee, with the one closest to Plumlee listed first.
- Compton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jasper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Top
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hill Top is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
- Boxley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boxley is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
- Murray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Murray is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Gaither
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gaither is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaither
- Elmwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Osage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Osage is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Dinsmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dinsmore is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- Mossville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mossville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Red Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Red Rock is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Wells Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wells Creek is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Creek
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Watkins ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Watkins is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Dryfork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dryfork is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
- Kingston
(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 Plumlee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Plumlee.
Newspapers Published in Plumlee ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Plumlee.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Plumlee, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Plumlee.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Plumlee:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Newton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Carroll County
- Johnson County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Searcy County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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 Plumlee, 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- Plumlee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |