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 Pontoon (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 Pontoon. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Pontoon is located in Conway 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 Conway County: Faulkner, Perry, Pope, Van Buren & Yell.
Below are the counties that are near Pontoon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pontoon:
- Conway County (The home county of Pontoon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pontoon, with the one closest to Pontoon listed first.
- Winrock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Winrock is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winrock
- Oppelo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Morrilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hattieville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Old Hickory
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Plumerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Solgohachia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Jerusalem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Menifee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Middleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Cleveland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Faulkner County
- Lollie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
- Garland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pontoon, with the one closest to Pontoon listed first.
- Jessieville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Blue Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Blue Springs is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Hot Springs Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gladstone ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gladstone is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pontoon, with the one closest to Pontoon listed first.
- Piney
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Piney is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Knoxville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Knoxville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pontoon, with the one closest to Pontoon listed first.
- Delaware
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- New Blaine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pontoon, with the one closest to Pontoon listed first.
- Casa
(6 miles [9.7 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
(8 miles [12.9 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Deberrie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deberrie
- Perry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Perryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Houston
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bigelow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fourche
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fourche is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Toad Suck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Toad Suck is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
- Little Italy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Italy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pontoon, with the one closest to Pontoon listed first.
- Holla Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holla Bend is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
- Wilson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pottsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- 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
- Atkins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bernice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bernice is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- North Dardanelle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Dardanelle is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dardanelle
- Russellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Economy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Center Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Moreland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Oak Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Taral
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Taral is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taral
- Caglesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Saline County
- Paron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paron is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paron
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pontoon, with the one closest to Pontoon listed first.
- Cotton Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cotton Town is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Birta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Birta is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
- Petit Jean
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Petit Jean is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petit Jean
- Dardanelle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chickalah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Chickalah is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
- Plainview
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Danville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Corinth
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Corinth is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Belleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wing is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pontoon, see our County-by-County Page for Pontoon.
Cemeteries Near Pontoon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pontoon.
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 Pontoon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pontoon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pontoon, with the one closest to Pontoon listed first.
- Bryant Cove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Faubus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Aunt Dilly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Plott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gally Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bata Mill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Needmore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pearson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sweet Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Slaty Crossing Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (299 more) ...
- Barnes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Higgins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ringer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Pontoon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pontoon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pontoon, with the one closest to Pontoon listed first.
- Divide ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Divide is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
- Carden Bottoms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Carden Bottoms is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden Bottoms
- Holla Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holla Bend is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
- Casa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Ada
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ada is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Adona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Birta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Birta is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
- Aplin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Aplin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Atkins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nimrod
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Nimrod is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
- Dardanelle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Perryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oppelo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Russellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pontoon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pontoon.
Newspapers Published in Pontoon ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pontoon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pontoon, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pontoon.
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 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 Pontoon:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Conway County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Faulkner County
- Garland County
- Johnson County
- Logan County
- Perry County
- Pope County
- Saline County
- Yell 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pontoon) 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 Pontoon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |