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 Post Oak (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 Post Oak. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Post Oak is located in Cleburne 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 Cleburne County: Faulkner, Independence, Stone, Van Buren & White.
Below are the counties that are near Post Oak. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Post Oak:
- Cleburne County (The home county of Post Oak)
- The following are listed by their distance from Post Oak, with the one closest to Post Oak listed first.
- Greers Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Higden
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Edgemont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Miller ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Miller is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Prim
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pearson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pearson is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Heber Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
- Former name for Heber Springs:
- Sugar Loaf
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <1>
- Tumbling Shoals
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Drasco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Drasco is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drasco
- Quitman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ida
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Yuba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yuba is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Post Oak, with the one closest to Post Oak listed first.
- Austin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Center Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Springfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Post Oak, with the one closest to Post Oak listed first.
- Enders
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Enders is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Guy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Guy is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Centerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Twin Groves
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Mount Vernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Enola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Enola is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Greenbrier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Wooster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Independence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Post Oak, with the one closest to Post Oak listed first.
- Floral
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Floral is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Bethesda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethesda is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
- Locust Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Pleasant Plains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Denieville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Denieville is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denieville
- Desha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Desha is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desha
- Izard County
- Guion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Guion is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Searcy County
- Leslie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Post Oak, with the one closest to Post Oak listed first.
- Fox
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fox is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Mountain View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Timbo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Marcella
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marcella is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- Pleasant Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Alco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alco is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
- Onia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Onia is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onia
- Fifty-Six
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Post Oak, with the one closest to Post Oak listed first.
- Chalk ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chalk is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
- Fairfield Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Eglantine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
- Shirley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Morganton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morganton is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Green Tree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Bee Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Gravesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gravesville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
- Choctaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Clinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Damascus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Formosa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Formosa is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa
- Crabtree
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Post Oak, with the one closest to Post Oak listed first.
- Rose Bud
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pangburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Romance
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Letona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Letona is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Clay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clay is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Davenport is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Center Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Center Hill is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Sunnydale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sunnydale is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydale
- Floyd
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Floyd is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Post Oak, see our County-by-County Page for Post Oak.
Cemeteries Near Post Oak ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Post Oak.
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 Post Oak - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Post Oak covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Post Oak, with the one closest to Post Oak listed first.
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bailey Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Higden.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52898 <3>
- Shiloh Crossroads Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Crossroads Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Crossroads Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southeast of Greers Ferry.
- The Shiloh Crossroads Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Crossroads Community Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1992333 <3>
- Higden McLehaney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higden McLehaney Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Higden McLehaney Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southwest of Higden.
- The Higden McLehaney Cemetery has also been known as:
- McLehaney Higden Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2163555 <3>
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sunny Slope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Copper Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Flat Rock Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west of Heber Springs.
- The Flat Rock Cemetery has also been known as:
- Flat Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
- Flat Rock Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1983588 <3>
- Mt. Olive Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olive Valley Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Heber Springs.
- The Mt. Olive Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159887 <3>
- Continue List (221 more) ...
- Cove - Kendall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cleburne County Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Post Oak in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Post Oak.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Post Oak, with the one closest to Post Oak listed first.
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Chalk ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chalk is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
- Eglantine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
- Heber Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
- Former name for Heber Springs:
- Sugar Loaf
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <1>
- Settlement ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Settlement is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlement
- Morganton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morganton is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Rushing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rushing is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushing
- Quitman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bee Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Yuba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yuba is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Ida
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Choctaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Clinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wolf Bayou
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wolf Bayou is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bayou
- Enders
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Enders is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Post Oak. See our List of 1890's Communities around Post Oak.
Newspapers Published in Post Oak ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Post Oak.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Post Oak, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Post Oak.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Post Oak:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Cleburne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Faulkner County
- Independence County
- Izard County
- Searcy County
- Stone County
- Van Buren County
- White 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- Post Oak) 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 Post Oak, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |