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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Pump Springs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Pump Springs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pump Springs, 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 Pump Springs (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 Pump Springs. 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 Pump Springs ...
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 Pump Springs: Pump Spgs. (or less commonly used: Pump Spngs. or Pump Sprngs.)
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.
Although our information shows that the community of Pump Springs is historic, it would have been located within present day Howard 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 Howard County: Hempstead, Little River, Pike, Polk & Sevier.
Below are the counties that are near Pump Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pump Springs:
- Howard County (The home county of Pump Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pump Springs, with the one closest to Pump Springs listed first.
- Corinth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Corinth is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Nashville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blue Bayou
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Blue Bayou is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Bayou
- Center Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Center Point is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Buck Range
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Buck Range is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Range
- Mineral Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dierks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tollette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tollette is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Euclid
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Euclid is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Saratoga
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Athens
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Galena
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Galena is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Umpire
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Umpire is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpire
- Calhoun County
- Unco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Unco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unco
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pump Springs, with the one closest to Pump Springs listed first.
- Okolona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Amity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Amity is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Alpine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alpine is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Hempstead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pump Springs, with the one closest to Pump Springs listed first.
- Tokio
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tokio is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
- Doyle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Doyle is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Clow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clow is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clow
- McCaskill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- McCaskill is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Ozan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ozan is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Columbus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Blevins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blevins is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Washington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakhaven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakhaven is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- McNab
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- McNab is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNab
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Fulton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fulton is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Perrytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Perrytown is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Little River County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pump Springs, with the one closest to Pump Springs listed first.
- Yarborough Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yarborough Landing is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarborough Landing
- Millwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Millwood is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Wilton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ashdown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alleene
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alleene is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleene
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pump Springs, with the one closest to Pump Springs listed first.
- Manfred
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Manfred is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manfred
- Caddo Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Station ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Station is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Station
- Nevada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pump Springs, with the one closest to Pump Springs listed first.
- Emmet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Emmet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Prescott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boughton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Boughton is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boughton
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pump Springs, with the one closest to Pump Springs listed first.
- Highland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Highland is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Roy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Roy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
- Nathan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Nathan is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan
- Kimberley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kimberley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberley
- Murfreesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Moriah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Moriah is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Billstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Billstown is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billstown
- Grandfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Grandfield is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfield
- Daisy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Daisy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Newhope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Newhope is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhope
- Star of the West ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Star of the West is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star of the West
- Pike City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pike City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Pisgah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pisgah is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pump Springs, with the one closest to Pump Springs listed first.
- Paraloma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Paraloma is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paraloma
- Ben Lomond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lockesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lockesburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Norwoodville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Norwoodville is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwoodville
- De Queen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gillham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gillham is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Horatio
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Process City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Process City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Process City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pump Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Pump Springs.
Cemeteries Near Pump Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pump Springs.
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 Pump Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pump Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pump Springs, with the one closest to Pump Springs listed first.
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Temperanceville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Nashville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- County Line Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Academy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Cemetery
- The Academy Cemetery has also been known as:
- Biggs Cemetery
- Biggs Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
- Continue List (223 more) ...
- Cummings Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- College Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Pump Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pump Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pump Springs, with the one closest to Pump Springs listed first.
- Corinth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Corinth is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Nashville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Compton ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Compton is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Perkins
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Perkins is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Doyle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Doyle is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Roy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Roy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
- Nathan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Nathan is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan
- Center Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Center Point is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Clow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clow is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clow
- Murfreesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Buck Range
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Buck Range is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Range
- Muddy Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Muddy Fork is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Fork
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ozan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ozan is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Tollette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tollette is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Brocktown ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Brocktown is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brocktown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pump Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pump Springs.
Newspapers Published in Pump Springs ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pump Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pump Springs, 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 Pump Springs.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Pump Springs:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Howard County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Clark County
- Hempstead County
- Little River County
- Montgomery County
- Nevada County
- Pike County
- Sevier 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 Pump Springs, 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- Pump Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |