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 Point Peter (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 Point Peter. 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.
Name Variations for Point Peter ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Point Peter: Pt. Peter
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Point Peter. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Point Peter.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Point Peter is located in Searcy 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 Searcy County: Baxter, Boone, Marion, Newton, Pope, Stone & Van Buren.
Below are the counties that are near Point Peter. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Point Peter:
- Searcy County (The home county of Point Peter)
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Peter, with the one closest to Point Peter listed first.
- Blanco
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blanco is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Pindall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pindall is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Saint Joe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Witt's Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Marshall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Watts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Baker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Baker is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Lone Pine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lone Pine is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Harriet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Leslie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cozahome
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cozahome is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozahome
- Baxter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Peter, with the one closest to Point Peter listed first.
- Big Flat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Buffalo City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo City is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Peter, with the one closest to Point Peter listed first.
- Everton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rally Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rally Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
- Valley Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Valley Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Pleasant Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Bellefonte
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefonte is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Zinc
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Zinc is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zinc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Harrison
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bergman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Keener ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Keener is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Elixir ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Elixir is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elixir
- Batavia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Batavia is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Myrtle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Myrtle is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Ridgeway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeway is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Peter, with the one closest to Point Peter listed first.
- Bruno
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bruno is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
- Eros
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Eros is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
- Pyatt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pyatt is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Rush ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rush is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Yellville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Summit
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Summit is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Dodd City ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dodd City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd City
- Rea Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rea Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea Valley
- Flippin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Monarch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Monarch is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Peter, with the one closest to Point Peter listed first.
- Hasty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hasty is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Mount Judea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Vendor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vendor is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
- Western Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Jasper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Deer
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Parthenon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Murray
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Murray is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Compton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Limestone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Limestone is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Ponca
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Swain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Swain is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Mossville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mossville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Peter, with the one closest to Point Peter listed first.
- Tilly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tilly is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly
- Laurel ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Laurel is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Stone County
- Alco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Alco is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Peter, with the one closest to Point Peter listed first.
- Copeland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Copeland is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Rumley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rumley is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumley
- Alread
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Dennard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rex
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rex is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Crabtree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Point Peter, see our County-by-County Page for Point Peter.
Cemeteries Near Point Peter ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Point Peter.
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 Point Peter - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Point Peter covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Point Peter, with the one closest to Point Peter listed first.
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Abbey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hensley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cash Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hendrix Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Slay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ben's Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Whisenant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dodson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Snowball Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Hersey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Morris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (228 more) ...
- Morris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McCutchen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Dodson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Point Peter had a population of 25 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Point Peter, with the one closest to Point Peter listed first.
- Cave Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cave Creek is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Mount Hersey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hersey is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hersey
- Snowball
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Snowball is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowball
- Blanco
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blanco is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Saint Joe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Judea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Duff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Duff is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Yardelle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yardelle is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yardelle
- Western Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Wells Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wells Creek is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Creek
- Bear Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Creek is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Red Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Red Rock is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Witt's Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Tomahawk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tomahawk is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Valley Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Valley Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Point Peter. See our List of 1890's Communities around Point Peter.
Newspapers Published in Point Peter ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Point Peter.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Point Peter, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Point Peter.
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 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 Point Peter:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Searcy County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baxter County
- Boone County
- Marion County
- Newton County
- Pope County
- Stone County
- Van Buren 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 Point Peter, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Point Peter) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |