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 Prairie Grove (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 Prairie Grove. 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 Prairie Grove ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Prairie Grove: Prairie Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Prairie Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Prairie Grove.
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 southeast 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 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.
Prairie Grove is located in Drew 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 Drew County: Ashley, Bradley, Chicot, Cleveland, Desha & Lincoln.
Below are the counties that are near Prairie Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Prairie Grove:
- Drew County (The home county of Prairie Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Grove, with the one closest to Prairie Grove listed first.
- Lacey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lacey is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Collins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Collins is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Monticello
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jerome
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jerome is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Rose Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Wilmar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Barkada
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Barkada is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkada
- Selma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Selma is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Tillar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tillar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Winchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Ashley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Grove, with the one closest to Prairie Grove listed first.
- Fountain Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Hamburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Montrose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Portland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Crossett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Crossett is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crossett
- Crossett
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- West Crossett
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- West Crossett is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Crossett
- Parkdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Elon ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Elon is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Wilmot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Meridian
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meridian is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Grove, with the one closest to Prairie Grove listed first.
- Long View Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Long View Ferry is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View Ferry
- Johnsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Johnsville is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Sumpter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sumpter is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Warren
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blanchton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blanchton is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchton
- Ingalls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ingalls is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
- Sturgis ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sturgis is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
- Hermitage
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Farmville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Farmville is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Gravelridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gravelridge is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelridge
- Lanark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lanark is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
- Banks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Banks is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Chicot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Grove, with the one closest to Prairie Grove listed first.
- Dermott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lake Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Grove, with the one closest to Prairie Grove listed first.
- Rye
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rye is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Annover ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Annover is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annover
- Orlando
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orlando is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Pansy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pansy is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Desha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Grove, with the one closest to Prairie Grove listed first.
- McGehee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reed
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reed is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Hopedale ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hopedale is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- McArthur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- McArthur is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Grove, with the one closest to Prairie Grove listed first.
- Tyro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tyro is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Warrenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Warrenton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Cornerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cornerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Prairie Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Prairie Grove.
Cemeteries Near Prairie Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Prairie Grove.
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 Prairie Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Prairie Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Prairie Grove, with the one closest to Prairie Grove listed first.
- Prairie Grove Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lone Sassafras Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Deal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Judkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Courtney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Norris Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cotham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lacey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kirkpatrick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (205 more) ...
- Central Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Griswould Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Baker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
While we didn't find Prairie Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Prairie Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Prairie Grove, with the one closest to Prairie Grove listed first.
- Scipio
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Scipio is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Lacey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lacey is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Fountain Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Berea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berea is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Paradise is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Trafalgar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trafalgar is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trafalgar
- Snyder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Snyder is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Milo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Milo is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Hamburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Collins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Collins is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Monticello
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Johnsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Johnsville is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Baxter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baxter is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Rose Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Hudspeth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hudspeth is located in Chicot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudspeth
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Prairie Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Prairie Grove.
Newspapers Published in Prairie Grove ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Prairie Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Prairie Grove, 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 Prairie Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Prairie Grove:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Drew County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashley County
- Bradley County
- Chicot County
- Cleveland County
- Desha County
- Lincoln 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 Prairie Grove, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Prairie Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |